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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: Americans with Disabilities Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TRIPLE AAA ASSOCIATION FOR

CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL

DISABILITIES, et al.,

Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 06cv2212-BEN (WMc)

ORDER SETTING EARLY

NEUTRAL EVALUATION

CONFERENCE

vs.

1919 MISSION COMPANY, et al.,

Defendant.

 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that an Early Neutral Evaluation of the above entitled

action will be held on May 30, 2007, at 10:30 a.m. in the chambers of United States Magistrate Judge

William McCurine, Jr., 940 Front Street, Courtroom C, San Diego, California, 92101. Absent

extraordinary circumstances, requests for continuances will not be considered unless submitted

in writing no less than fourteen days prior to the scheduled conference.

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 16.1(c) of the Local Rules of the United States District Court for

the Southern District of California, all counsel and all parties, and any other person(s) who has full

and unlimited authority to negotiate and enter into a binding settlement shall appear in person

at the conference and shall be prepared to discuss the claims, defenses and damages.

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

appearance by litigation counsel only is not acceptable. The parties must be prepared to present

demands and offers of settlement. The failure of any counsel, party or authorized person subject

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to this order to appear in person or to otherwise comply with the orders herein, will result in the

immediate imposition of sanctions. Sanctions will include, but will not be limited to, the attorneys'

fees and travel costs of the other parties in the case. In addition, the conference will not proceed and

will be reset to another date.

Plaintiff's counsel shall serve a copy of this Notice and Order on all defendants making an

appearance after the date of this notice.

 All conference discussions will be informal, off the record, privileged and confidential.

Based upon the Court's familiarity with these matters and in the interest of promoting the just,

efficient and economical determination of this action, the Court issues the following orders at this

time:

1. All formal discovery shall be stayed in this case until the completion of the Early

Neutral Evaluation Conference set herein;

2. On or before May 11, 2007, Plaintiff's counsel shall lodge, NOT FAX, with Magistrate

Judge McCurine's chambers and serve on opposing counsel a statement, not in excess of two pages,

including:

a. An itemized list of the specific issues on the subject premises which are the

basis of the claimed violations under the Americans with Disabilities Act;

b. A statement of the amount and category of damages claimed by Plaintiff in this

action;

c. The amount claimed for attorney's fees and costs; and,

d. The Plaintiff's demand for settlement of the case in its entirety.

3. After service of Plaintiff's statement and no later than May 16, 2007, counsel for the

parties, and any unrepresented parties, shall meet and confer in person at the subject premises

regarding settlement of (1) the alleged premise violations, and (2) damages, costs and attorney fee

claims. Plaintiff's counsel shall be responsible to make the arrangements for the conference. The meet

and confer obligation cannot be satisfied by telephone or the exchange of letters. No later than

May 23, 2007, counsel shall lodge with Magistrate Judge McCurine's chambers a joint statement

certifying that the required in-person conference between counsel has taken place and advising the

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Court of the status of settlement negotiations and setting forth all issues in dispute, including property

issues, Plaintiff's alleged damages, and the claim for attorney's fees and costs, along with a description

of any settlement demands and/or offers exchanged.

4. Plaintiff's counsel shall be prepared to present documentation to the Court, at the Early

Neutral Evaluation Conference, to support the amount of attorney's fees and costs claimed for in

camera review.

5. In the event the case does not settle at the Early Neutral Evaluation Conference, the

parties shall also be prepared to discuss the following matters at the conclusion of the conference:

a. Any anticipated objections under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1)(E)

to the initial disclosure provisions of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

26(a)(1)(A-D);

b. The scheduling of the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) conference;

c. The date of initial disclosure and the date for lodging the discovery plan

following the Rule 26(f) conference; and,

d. The scheduling of a Case Management Conference pursuant to Federal Rule

of Civil Procedure 16(b).

The Court will issue an appropriate order addressing these issues and setting dates as

appropriate.

Questions regarding this case may be directed to the Magistrate Judge's chambers at (619) 557-

6624.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: April 26, 2007

Hon. William McCurine, Jr.

U.S. Magistrate Judge

United States District Court

cc: Honorable Roger Benitez

 U.S. District Judge

All Counsel and Parties of Record

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