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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DOLORES ESTRADA, TINA DUNCAN, )

MANUEL ESTRADA, JR., DAVID ESTRADA,) 2:05-cv-00927-GEB-EFB

ARLENE GREEN, AND DOLORES ESTRADA )

AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST OF THE )

ESTATE OF MANUEL ESTRADA, SR., )

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Plaintiffs, )

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v. ) ORDER RE: SETTLEMENT

) AND DISPOSITION

GENIE INDUSTRIES, INC., )

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Defendant. )

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On October 2, 2007, Plaintiffs filed a Notice of

Settlement in which they state that “all of the plaintiffs have

reached a tentative settlement of their claims against defendant

Genie Industries, Inc., which will become final upon execution of a

written settlement agreement which is acceptable to all parties”

and that “Plaintiffs anticipate that it will take 60 days to

finalize the settlement at which time they will request dismissal

of the case.” Accordingly, either a dispositional document or a

status report explaining the status of the parties’ settlement

shall be filed no later than December 3, 2007. Failure to respond

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See Callie v. Near, 829 F.2d 888, 890 (9th Cir. 1987) 1

(before a settlement agreement is enforceable the parties must have

agreed to all material terms of the settlement in an enforceable

form).

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by this deadline may be construed as consent to dismissal of this

action without prejudice, and a dismissal order could be filed. 

See L.R. 16-160(b) (“A failure to file dispositional papers on the

date prescribed by the Court may be grounds for sanctions.”).

This ruling does not vacate any of the Rule 16 scheduling

dates because the Notice of Settlement is not necessarily a

settlement in fact. If the parties desire to have all Rule 16 1

dates vacated, they must file a dismissal document by December 3,

2007, or place a judicially enforceable settlement on the record by

the same date (either by filing a writing in which the parties and

counsel set forth all material terms of the settlement or by

setting forth all material settlement terms on the record in a

hearing before the judge). Otherwise, the case will not be removed

from the judge’s trial docket and the parties will remain obligated

to comply with all Rule 16 scheduling deadlines. 

If the parties elect to file a document setting forth the

material terms of their settlement, each party, through an

authorized agent, must affirm the settlement under 28 U.S.C. §

1746, or through the agent’s duly-notarized signature. Affirming

the settlement as stated could make it enforceable under federal

law. See Callie v. Near, 829 F.2d 888, 890 (9th Cir. 1987). If

the parties elect to set forth the settlement terms at a hearing on

the record, they must contact the judge’s courtroom deputy, Shani

Furstenau (916-930-4114), to schedule a hearing on the judge’s

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calender so that the hearing will take place no later than December

3, 2007.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 3, 2007

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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