Jones et al v. Fleischauer et al

Filing 54

ORDER FOR COURT-CONDUCTED MEDIATION - Preparation for Mediation no later than 5:00 p.m. 1/21/2022. Mediation Hearing set for 1/27/2022 at 10:00 AM by Teleconference before Judge Walter H. Rice. Signed by Magistrate Judge Sharon L. Ovington on 1/6/2022. (srb)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON
AMANDA JONES, et al.,
Plaintiff,
vs.
MARK EUGENE FLEISCHAUER,
et al.,

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Case No. 3:20-cv-104
District Judge Walter H. Rice
Magistrate Judge Sharon L. Ovington
(mediation referral)

Defendants.

ORDER FOR COURT-CONDUCTED MEDIATION
The above-captioned case is hereby set for mediation via telephone at 10:00 a.m.
on January 27, 2022. The terms and conditions of the mediation are as follows:
Designation of Mediator:

Magistrate Judge Sharon L. Ovington will serve as the

mediator in this case.
Preparation for Mediation: No later than 5:00 p.m. on January 21, 2022, each party
shall submit a mediation conference statement in letter form, to Judge Ovington (via email
at [e-mail]), with copy to opposing counsel. Mediation
statements are not to be filed on the Court’s docket. The mediation statement shall set
forth: (1) the relevant positions of the parties concerning factual issues; (2) issues of law;
(3) damages; and (4) the settlement-negotiation history of the case, including a recitation
of any specific demands and offers previously made. Additionally, the mediation statement

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must include the telephone number for the Court to contact counsel directly. These
statements will be maintained by the Court separate and apart from the case file.
Confidential Mediation Statements: Each party may—but is not required to—submit to
Judge Ovington (via email at [e-mail]), a confidential
mediation statement designated “Mediator’s Eyes Only.” Such confidential statements
will not be revealed to any person or entity, including any party involved in the mediation
or case. The confidential mediation statements will be maintained separate and apart from
the case file. Submitting a confidential mediation statement does not relieve a party of its
duty to submit and exchange the mediation conference statement as the previous paragraph
requires.
Attendance and Participation:

Unless excused by the Court, the parties or party

representatives with complete authority to negotiate a settlement of the case shall attend
the mediation session. To participate in the mediation, counsel are instructed to call 1-888684-8852. When prompted, enter the ACCESS CODE 6641708, and then the SECURITY
CODE 012722.
Confidentiality: 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 mediation conference or in the required mediation
conference statements, shall be kept confidential by the Court, the parties, and counsel.
Such statements shall not be admissible as evidence, for any reason, during the trial of this
case.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
January 6, 2022

s/Sharon L. Ovington
Sharon L. Ovington
United States Magistrate Judge

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