Sunnycalb v. CSX Transportation, Inc.

Filing 28

ORDER setting settlement conference Monday, February 13, 2012 @ 10:00 a.m. A confidential letter regarding new developments in settlement due Friday, February 10, 2012. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephanie K. Bowman on 1/30/12. (jl1)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION
Charles Sunnycalb
Plaintiff,
Case No.1:10cv192
Weber, J..; Bowman, M.J.
vs.
CSX Transportation, Inc.,
Defendant.
ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
This case is hereby set for settlement conference on Monday, February 13, 2012,
at 10:00 a.m., at the Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse, 100 E. 5th Street, Room 706,
Cincinnati, Ohio. The undersigned U.S. Magistrate Judge will serve as the facilitator of
the settlement conference.
Not later than noon, Friday, February 10, 2012, each party shall submit to the
Magistrate Judge only, and without formal filing with the Clerk, a confidential letter of
five pages or less regarding potential settlement, including any new developments since
the parties last met with the undersigned, an updated assessment of liability and damages,
and a proposal as to how to settle this case now. These letters will be maintained by the
Court separate and apart from the case file, and may be delivered by fax [phone])
or email ([e-mail]).
Throughout the entirety of this settlement conference, party representatives with
complete authority to negotiate a settlement of the case shall be present.
Pursuant to S. D. Ohio Civ. R. 16.3(c), all statements made by the parties relating

to the substance or merits of claims or defenses made in the case, whether written or oral,
made for the first time during the settlement conference or in the settlement conference
statements required above shall be kept confidential by the Court, the parties, and counsel
and shall not be admissible in evidence for any reason during the trial of this case.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/ Stephanie K. Bowman
United States Magistrate Judge