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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1391 Personal Injury

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ALISON STIRM, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 2:22-cv-01330-CKD 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE ORDER 

Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson will hold a settlement conference in courtroom 9, 

13th floor, on February 7, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. The court expects that the parties will proceed with 

the settlement conference in good faith and attempt to resolve all or part of the case. If any party 

believes that the settlement conference will not be productive, that party shall so inform the court 

as far in advance of the settlement conference as possible. Unless otherwise specifically 

authorized by the court in advance of the settlement conference, the following individuals must 

participate in the settlement conference: (1) all of the attorney(s) who will try the case; (2) the 

parties; and (3) individuals with full authority to negotiate and settle the case, on any terms. 

 No later than January 24, 2025, each party must submit to Judge Peterson’s chambers at 

jdporders@caed.uscourts.gov a written mediation statement and simultaneously transmit the 

mediation statement to all other parties. These statements should not be filed on the docket. 

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Please see attached letter for guidance regarding the content of such statements. 

Judge Peterson will hold a short, pre-settlement conference telephonic discussion on 

January 30, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. (dial-in number: 1-669-254-5252; meeting ID: 161 709 7211; 

passcode: 988428). Only the lead attorney from each side1 should participate. At Judge 

Peterson’s discretion, the joint telephonic discussion may be followed by private telephonic 

discussions between the judge and each party. 

The parties are required to exchange settlement proposals prior to the settlement 

conference. Specifically, the undersigned orders plaintiff to convey a written settlement demand, 

accompanied by a brief explanation thereof, to defendant(s) prior to submitting the written 

mediation statement. Defendant(s) is ordered to convey a written offer to plaintiff, accompanied 

by a brief explanation thereof, prior to the pre-settlement conference telephonic discussion. 

In accordance with the above, it is hereby ORDERED that: 

1. A settlement conference is set before Magistrate Judge Peterson on February 7, 2025, 

at 10:00 a.m. 

2. No later than January 24, 2025, each party must submit a mediation statement to 

Magistrate Judge Peterson and all other parties. 

3. A pre-settlement conference telephone discussion is set before Magistrate Judge 

Peterson on January 30, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. 

Dated: January 13, 2025 

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 The court expects that the attorneys participating in the telephone discussion will also 

participate in the settlement conference. 

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