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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

In Re: JIFFY LUBE INTERNATIONAL,

INC., TEXT SPAM LITIGATION,

 

 

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MDL Case No. 2261

Case No. 11-md-2261-JM (JMA)

ORDER SCHEDULING SETTLEMENT

CONFERENCE

A Settlement Conference will be held in the chambers of Magistrate Judge Jan

M. Adler on June 4, 2012 at 2:00 p.m., United States Courthouse, 940 Front Street,

San Diego, California 92101-8928. Counsel shall submit settlement statements

directly to Magistrate Judge Adler's chambers no later than May 29, 2012.

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 The parties

may either submit confidential settlement statements or may exchange their settlement

statements. 

All named parties, all counsel, and any other person(s) whose authority is

required to negotiate and enter into settlement shall appear in person at the

conference. The individual(s) present at the Settlement Conference with

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Statements under 20 pages in length, including attachments and exhibits, may be

delivered directly to chambers, e-mailed to efile_adler@casd.uscourts.gov, or faxed to (619)

702-9939. Statements exceeding 20 pages in length, including attachments and exhibits, must

be delivered directly to chambers.

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settlement authority must have the unfettered discretion and authority on behalf

of the party to: 1) fully explore all settlement options and to agree during the

conference to any settlement terms acceptable to the party (G. Heileman Brewing

Co., Inc. v. Joseph Oat Corp., 871 F.2d 648, 653 (7th Cir. 1989)), 2) change the

settlement position of a party during the course of the conference (Pitman v.

Brinker Int'l, Inc., 216 F.R.D. 481, 485-86 (D. Ariz. 2003)), and 3) negotiate a

settlement without being restricted by any predetermined level of authority (Nick

v. Morgan's Foods, Inc., 270 F.3d 590, 596 (8th Cir. 2001)).2

Governmental entities may appear through litigation counsel only. As to all other

parties, appearance by litigation counsel only is not acceptable. Retained outside

corporate counsel shall not appear on behalf of a corporation as the party who has the

authority to negotiate and enter into a settlement. The failure of any counsel, party or

authorized person to appear at the Settlement Conference as required shall be

cause for the immediate imposition of sanctions. All conference discussions will be

informal, off the record, privileged, and confidential.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: May 17, 2012

Jan M. Adler

U.S. Magistrate Judge

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The named plaintiffs, Defendant TextMarks, Inc., and Intervenor United States of

America are excused from appearing at the Settlement Conference.

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