United States District Court, E.D. California
ORDER RE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
SHEILA
K. OBERTO UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
This
case is set for a Settlement Conference before Magistrate
Judge Sheila K. Oberto on September 1, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at
the U.S. District Court, 2500 Tulare Street, Fresno,
California, 93721.
Consideration
of settlement is a serious matter that requires thorough
preparation prior to the settlement conference. Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1.
Pre-settlement Conference Exchange of Demand and
Offer
A
settlement conference is more likely to be productive if,
before the conference, the parties exchange written
settlement proposals. Accordingly, by no later than August
15, 2016, plaintiff’s counsel shall submit a written
itemization of damages and settlement demand to each defense
counsel with a brief summary of the legal and factual basis
supporting the demand. No later than August 19, 2016, each
defense counsel shall submit a written offer to
plaintiff’s counsel with a brief summary of the legal
and factual basis supporting the offer.
2.
Submission and Content of Confidential Settlement Conference
Statements
The
parties are to send Confidential Settlement Conference
Statements (Settlement Statement) to the following email
address: SKOorders@caed.uscourts.gov, to arrive no
later than August 25, 2016. Additionally, each party shall
file a Notice of Submission of Confidential Settlement
Conference Statement (See L.R. 270 (d)).
If the
Settlement Conference is continued for any reason, each party
must submit a new Settlement Statement that is complete in
itself, without reference to any prior Settlement Statements.
Settlement
Statements must be typed and double spaced. Each Settlement
Statement shall include the following:
a. A brief summary of the core facts, allegations, and
defenses.
b. A summary of the proceedings to date.
c. An estimate of the cost and time to be expended for
further discovery, pretrial, and trial.
d. The nature of the relief sought.
e. An outline of past settlement efforts including
information regarding the "Pre-settlement Conference
Exchange of Demand and Offer" required above (including
the itemization of damages), and a history of past ...