United States District Court, S.D. California
NOTICE AND AMENDED ORDER: (1) FOR EARLY NEUTRAL
EVALUATION AND (2) SETTING RULE 26 COMPLIANCE AND CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
HON.
ANDREW G. SCHOPLER UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
An
Early Neutral Evaluation and Case Management Conference will
be held in the Chambers of Magistrate Judge Andrew G.
Schopler on March 17, 2020, at
9:00 a.m. Notwithstanding the
pendency of any motion, the parties must timely comply with
the following dates, deadlines, and mandatory instructions:
1.
Directions to Chambers:
Judge
Schopler's Chambers are located at the Edward J. Schwartz
U.S. Courthouse, 221 West Broadway, Suite 5160, San Diego,
California 92101. Do not report to Courtroom 5C;
report to Chambers. In order to gain access to
Chambers, the parties should take the elevator to the 5th
Floor, turn to face the wooden double doors (labeled
“Authorized Personnel Only” and
“5150”), and press the wall buzzer
labeled “#15 JUDGE
SCHOPLER.”
2.
Mandatory Personal Appearances:
All
parties and lead attorneys must appear in
person at the ENE. A party that is a business,
organization, or other entity must have at least two people
appear in person at the ENE: (1) the
party's representative (someone other than the lead
attorney) who has full settlement authority and (2) its lead
attorney. In addition, anyone else needed to
authorize full settlement must appear in
person. Government entities are excused from this
personal-appearance requirement, so long as their lead
attorney appears in person and has the power to recommend a
resolution to the ultimate settlement authority.
3.
Interpreters:
If a
party is not fluent in English, that party's counsel must
ensure that an appropriate Court-certified interpreter
appears in person at the ENE. If a non-English-speaking party
is not represented by counsel, that party must ensure that an
appropriate Court-certified interpreter appears in person at
the ENE.
4.
Notice of Specific Settlement
Impediments:
If
either party identifies a specific impediment to meaningful
settlement discussions-for instance, a need to investigate an
accident site or take a specific individual's
deposition-it shall so inform the Court at the earliest
possible opportunity, but no later than the deadline for the
Joint Discovery Plan and ENE statement. The Court may then
set a telephonic status conference to discuss the matter or
take other action.
5.
ENE Statements:
By the
below-listed date, the parties must email their ENE
statements to efileschopler@casd.uscourts.gov. Each
statement, which is limited to five pages, must outline:
a. All ENE attendees for that side, including their names,
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