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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1962 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAGJEEVAN K. DHALIWAL, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

NIRMAL SINGH, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:13-cv-00484-SKO

ORDER NOTIFYING PARTIES OF 

REQUIREMENTS FOR SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE 

Confidential Settlment Statements due January 20, 

2016

A settlement conference is currently set for January 27, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. before the 

undersigned. Unless otherwise permitted in advance by the Court, the attorneys who will try 

the case shall appear at the Settlement Conference with the parties and the person or persons 

having full authority to negotiate and settle the case on any terms1at the conference. Only 

counsel and the parties to this action may attend the settlement conference.

Confidential Settlement Conference Statement: The parties shall submit a Confidential 

Settlement Conference Statement directly to Judge Boone's chambers by e-mail to 

SABOrders@caed.uscourts.gov on or before January 20, 2016. The statement should not be 

 

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Insurance carriers, business organizations, and governmental bodies or agencies whose settlement agreements are 

subject to approval by legislative bodies, executive committees, boards of directors or the like shall be represented by 

a person or persons who occupy high executive positions in the party organization and who will be directly involved 

in the process of approval of any settlement offers or agreements. To the extent possible the representative shall have 

the authority, if he or she deems it appropriate, to settle the action on terms consistent with the opposing party's most 

recent demand.

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filed with the Clerk of the Court nor served on any other party, although the parties should file 

a Notice of Lodging of Settlement Conference Statement. Each statement shall be clearly marked 

"confidential" with the date and time of the Settlement Conference indicated prominently thereon. 

The Confidential Settlement Conference Statement shall include the following:

A. A brief statement of the facts of the case.

B. A brief statement of the claims and defenses, i.e., statutory or other 

grounds upon which the claims are founded; a forthright evaluation of the 

parties' likelihood of prevailing on the claims and defenses; and a 

description of the major issues in dispute.

C. A summary of the proceedings to date.

D. An estimate of the cost and time to be expended for further discovery, 

pretrial and trial.

E. The relief sought.

F. The party's position on settlement, including present demands and offers 

and a history of past settlement discussions, offers and demands.

The Court will vacate the settlement conference if the Court finds the settlement 

conference will be neither productive nor meaningful to attempt to resolve all or part of this case. 

As far in advance of the settlement conference as possible, a party shall inform the Court and 

other parties that it believes the case is not in a settlement posture so the Court may vacate or 

reset the settlement conference. Otherwise the parties shall proceed with the settlement 

conference in good faith to attempt to resolve all or part of the case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 20, 2016 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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