Lo v. United States of America et al

Filing 128

ORDER Regarding Judicial Settlement Conference. Counsel for Plaintiff, Plaintiff and Counsel for Defendant are ORDERED TO APPEAR: 4/13/2022 at 9:30 am. Each party shall email a separate settlement memo to Judge Tsuchida's in-court clerk by 1:00 pm on 4/8/2022. Signed by Hon. Brian A Tsuchida. (MW)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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KA WAI JIMMY LO,
Plaintiff,

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CASE NO. 2:17-cv-01202-TL
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v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendant.

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This case has been referred for settlement conference before the Honorable BRIAN A.

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TSUCHIDA, United States Magistrate Judge. See Dkt. 127. Accordingly, counsel for Plaintiff,

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Plaintiff and Counsel for Defendant are ORDERED TO APPEAR:

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April 13, 2022 at 9:30 am

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United States District Courthouse
700 Stewart St. 12th floor - Courtroom 12A
Seattle, WA 98101

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Who Must Be Present

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Each attorney who will try the case must be physically present, accompanied by the client

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or a representative with full authority to resolve the case. Having a client or representative

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available by telephone is not acceptable. If there are other individuals whose presence would be

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necessary to resolve the case, please arrange for their attendance. Failure to produce the

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appropriate persons at the mediation or the failure to participate in good faith may result in an

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award of costs and attorney fees incurred by the other parties regarding the conference, or other

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sanctions against the non-complying party or counsel. The Court expects all participants to be

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prepared and sincerely interested in settlement. All parties should keep an open mind and be

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willing to reassess previous positions. The court expects the parties to address each other with

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courtesy and respect.

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Settlement memos

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Each party shall email a separate settlement memo to Judge Tsuchida's in-court clerk at

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[e-mail]. by 1:00 pm on April 8, 2022. These memos are confidential;

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do not file them with the clerk’s office or serve them on opposing counsel. These settlement

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memos should help the Court understand the relevant facts, the specific issues to resolve, the

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applicable law and the parties’ settlement position. Brevity is encouraged.

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Confidentiality

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Statements and disclosures made in the course of the settlement conference will be

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confidential and not admissible at trial or for any other purpose other than settlement. Parties

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should be frank and open in their discussion.

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Retaining Jurisdiction

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At the conclusion of the settlement conference, the Court will inquire whether the parties

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request the undersigned retain jurisdiction regarding any settlement that may be reached.
DATED this 30th day of March, 2022.

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BRIAN A. TSUCHIDA
United States Magistrate Judge

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