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Nature of Suit Code: 385
Nature of Suit: Property Damage - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Product Liability

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Hartford Fire Insurance Company,

 Plaintiff,

v.

Dometic Corporation,

Defendant,

Case No. 1:19-cv-00800-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 July 

31, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. (dial-in number: 1-888-204-5984; passcode: 4446176). 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 two weeks 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 estimates of the following, in specific dollar terms, presuming that this case 

proceeds to trial and defendant is found liable:

(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) a statement of your expectations for settlement discussions; 

(b) a listing of any past and present settlement offers from any party (including all 

terms);

(c) whether your party would consider making the opening offer or demand, and 

what that offer might be1;

(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 

 

1 Please note that Judge Peterson will consider this response, among others, in evaluating whether 

proceeding with a settlement conference appears worthwhile.

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discuss at this settlement conference;

(9) a completed worksheet (blank version attached) highlighting your responses to certain 

of the above questions.

Judge Peterson will hold a short, pre-settlement conference telephone discussion on July

24, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. (dial-in number: 1-888-204-5984; passcode: 4446176). Only the lead 

attorney from each side2should participate. At Judge Peterson’s discretion, the joint telephonic 

discussion may be followed by private telephonic discussions between the judge and each party. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 11, 2020 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 

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

participate in the settlement conference. 

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Pre-Settlement Worksheet

Please fill in each value below

Additional cost to your party expected 

for . . . discovery $

 . . . pretrial $

 . . . trial $

Estimated probability of liability 

finding

 

%

Realistic high-end estimate of recovery 

by P $

Realistic low-end estimate of recovery 

by P $

Best estimate of recovery by P $

Last offer/demand (if any) previously 

made by your party $

Last offer/demand (if any) previously

made by opposing party $

Proposed next offer/demand by your 

party

$

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