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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act

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For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAMUEL KWESI DADJO,

Plaintiff,

v.

THOMPSON, MAHAN & ASSOCIATES,

INC.,

Defendant.

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No. C-07-6421 PJH (EMC)

NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT

CONFERENCE AND SETTLEMENT

CONFERENCE ORDER

TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:

The above matter was referred to Magistrate Judge Edward M. Chen for settlement purposes.

You are hereby notified that a settlement conference is scheduled for April 1, 2008, at 1:30

p.m., Courtroom C, 15th Floor, Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco,

California 94102. Any questions regarding scheduling of the settlement conference should be

directed to Judge Chen’s secretary, Leni Doyle, at (415) 522-4050.

‚ Brief Settlement Conference statements shall be lodged by facsimile (FAX

number 415/522-4200) with Judge Chen’s Chambers by 12:00 Noon, March 31,

2008. Statements shall not be electronically filed.

It is the responsibility of counsel to ensure that whatever discovery is needed for all sides to

evaluate the case for settlement purposes is completed by the date of the settlement conference. 

Counsel shall cooperate in providing discovery informally and expeditiously.

Lead trial counsel shall appear at the settlement conference with the parties. Any party

who is not a natural person shall be represented by the person or persons not directly involved in the

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events which gave rise to the litigation but with full authority to negotiate a settlement. A person

who needs to call another person not present before agreeing to any settlement does not have full

authority. Full authority means authority to accept the last demand or counter-offer by the

other party. If a party is a governmental entity, its governing body shall designate one of its

members or a senior executive to appear at the settlement conference with authority to participate in

the settlement conference and, if a tentative settlement agreement is reached, to recommend the

agreement to the governmental entity for its approval. An insured party shall appear with a

representative of the carrier with full authority to negotiate up to the limits of coverage. The

Court shall be notified immediately if the carrier declines to attend. Personal attendance of a

party representative will rarely be excused by the Court, and then only upon separate written

application demonstrating substantial hardship served on opposing counsel and lodged as early as

the basis for the hardship is known but no later than the settlement conference statement.

Each party shall prepare a settlement conference statement, which must be lodged (not faxed)

with the Magistrate Judge’s chambers and served upon opposing counsel no later than noon, March

31, 2008. The settlement conference statement shall be submitted on 3-hole punched paper. The

settlement conference statement should not be filed with the Clerk of the Court. In order to

encourage candid discussion of the case with the Court, any party may submit a confidential

supplemental settlement letter to the Court not to exceed three (3) pages. The contents of this

supplemental confidential settlement letter will not be disclosed to the other parties.

The settlement conference statement shall not exceed five (5) pages of text and ten (10)

pages of exhibits and shall include the following:

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

2. A brief statement of the parties’ position and support therefor, including

documentation of fees claimed and bases of any opposition thereto, and a candid evaluation of the

parties’ likelihood of prevailing. The more candid the parties are, the more productive the

conference will be. As noted above, a supplemental confidential settlement letter containing such a

candid evaluation may be submitted.

3. A summary of the proceedings to date.

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4. The party’s position on settlement, including present demands and offers and a

history of past settlement discussions regarding fees. 

The parties should have available at the conference documents, exhibits, and other items

essential to that assessment not already attached as exhibits to the settlement conference statement.

The parties shall notify chambers immediately at (415) 522-4050 if this case settles prior to

the date set for settlement conference. Counsel shall provide a copy of this order to each party who

will participate in the conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 28, 2008

 EDWARD M. CHEN

United States Magistrate Judge

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