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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Board of Trustees of IBEW Local Union No. 100 

Pension Trust Fund, et al.,

 Plaintiff,

v.

Power Design Electric, Inc,

Defendant,

Case No. 1:17-cv-01483-EPG

ORDER (1) SETTING TELEPHONIC 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE, 

(2) REQUIRING PARTICIPATION BY 

CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS, (3) REQUIRING 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

STATEMENT MEETING CERTAIN 

PARAMETERS, AND (4) SCHEDULING 

PRE-CONFERENCE DISCUSSION

Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson will hold a telephonic settlement conference on 

April 23, 2020, 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 one week prior to the settlement conference, each party must submit to 

Judge Peterson’s chambers at jdporders@caed.uscourts.gov a confidential settlement conference 

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statement. These statements should neither be filed on the docket nor served on any other party. 

The statements should be marked “CONFIDENTIAL” and should state the date and time of the 

conference. While brevity is appreciated, each statement must include:

(1) a brief recitation of the facts; 

(2) a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the case, from your party’s 

perspective; 

(3) an itemized estimate of your party’s expected costs for further discovery, pretrial, and 

trial matters, in specific dollar terms; 

(4) your best estimate of the probability that plaintiff will obtain a finding of liability 

should this case proceed to trial, in percentage terms; 

(5) your best estimate of recovery by plaintiff should this case proceed to trial and 

defendant be found liable, in specific dollar terms; consider providing:

(a) a realistic high-end recovery estimate (i.e., realistic best- or worst-case 

scenario)

(b) a realistic low-end recovery estimate (i.e., realistic worst- or best-case 

scenario), and

(c) a best estimate of the most likely outcome;

(6) a history of settlement discussions (including a listing of any past and current 

settlement offers from any party, in specific dollar terms) and a statement of your expectations for 

settlement discussions; 

(7) a list of the individuals who will be participating in the settlement conference on your

party’s behalf, including each participant’s name and, if appropriate, title; and 

(8) identification of any related cases or of any other cases that the parties might wish to 

discuss at this settlement conference.

Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson will hold a short, pre-settlement conference 

telephone discussion on April 7, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. (dial-in number: 1-888-204-5984; passcode: 

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4446176). Only the lead attorney from each side1should participate. 

Although Judge Peterson prefers in-person settlement conferences, the April 23, 2020 

settlement conference will be held telephonically (dial-in number: 1-888-204-5984; passcode: 

4446176). This is a precautionary measure taken in light of the COVID-19-related circumstances

outlined in General Order No. 611.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 20, 2020 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 

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

participate in the settlement conference. 

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