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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Breach of Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PAN PACIFIC RETAIL PROPERTIES,

Plaintiff,

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ENVIRONMENTAL EQUALIZERS, INC.,

Defendant. 

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Civil No. 06cv1321-LAB (NLS)

ORDER FOLLOWING MANDATORY

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE AND

SETTING FURTHER TELEPHONIC

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

On December 13, 2006, the parties convened for a mandatory settlement conference. Defendant

Environmental Equalizers, Inc. (“EEI”) brought a consulting engineer and hydro geologist to the MSC. 

The court and the parties had an opportunity to hear from that consultant regarding the claims in the

complaint. At the close of the conference, counsel agreed that further settlement discussions would be

useful. Good cause appearing, counsel shall be available for telephonic settlement conferences with

the court on Friday February 2, 2007; plaintiff’s counsel at 9:30 a.m. and defense counsel at 10:30

a.m. The court will initiate the telephone calls. Prior to those settlement discussions, counsel shall

exchange the documents and information detailed during the MSC (i.e., Mr. Berry’s declaration, an

itemization of damages, the alleged mechanism of transport of the MTBE, Quarterly Reports of ENSI

since April, 2006, and cases regarding CERCLA’s Petroleum exclusion). As the court advised the 

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parties during the MSC, these continued settlement discussions shall not be construed as suspending any

obligations the parties have under the current scheduling order in this case.

DATED: December 15, 2006

Hon. Nita L. Stormes

U.S. Magistrate Judge

United States District Court

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