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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

COMMISION,

Plaintiff, and

VALERIE McCARTHY,

Plaintiff-Intervenor,

v.

 UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, 

Defendant.

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No. C-05-3598 CRB (JCS)

NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT

CONFERENCE AND SETTLEMENT

CONFERENCE ORDER

(E-FILING CASE)

TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:

The above matter was referred to the undersigned for settlement purposes. 

You are hereby notified that a Settlement Conference is scheduled for July 18, 2006, at

9:30 a.m., in Courtroom A, 15th Floor, Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco,

California.

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(s) with unlimited 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. 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

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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. 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

with the undersigned's Chambers no later than 4:00 p.m. on July 14, 2006. Counsel shall email

their Statements to the undersigned’s secretary (Mary_Ann_Gomez@cand.uscourts.gov) and include

any exhibits in their email submissions. The Settlement Conference Statements should NOT be

electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court, and need not be served on opposing counsel. The

parties are encouraged, however, to exchange Settlement Conference Statements. If Settlement

Conference Statements are exchanged, any party may submit an additional confidential settlement

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

will not be disclosed to the other parties.

The Settlement Conference Statement shall not exceed ten (10) pages of text and twenty (20)

pages of exhibits and shall include the following:

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

2. A brief statement of the claims and defenses including, but not limited to, statutory or

other grounds upon which the claims are founded, and a candid evaluation of the parties' likelihood

of prevailing on the claims and defenses. The more candid the parties are, the more productive the

conference will be.

3. A list of the key facts in dispute and a brief statement of the specific evidence

relevant to a determination of those facts.

4. A summary of the proceedings to date and any pending motions.

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

trial.

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6. The relief sought, including an itemization of damages.

7. The party's position on settlement, including present demands and offers and a history

of past settlement discussions. The parties are urged to carefully evaluate their case before taking a

settlement position since extreme positions hinder the settlement process.

It is not unusual for the conference to last three (3) or more hours. Parties are

encouraged to participate and frankly discuss their case. Statements they make during the

conference will not be admissible at trial in the event the case does not settle. The parties should be

prepared to discuss such issues as:

1. Their settlement objectives.

2. Any impediments to settlement they perceive.

3. Whether they have enough information to discuss settlement. If not, what additional

information is needed?

4. The possibility of a creative resolution of the dispute.

The parties shall notify Chambers immediately at (415) 522-3691 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: July 11, 2006

 JOSEPH C. SPERO

United States Magistrate Judge

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