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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RONALD MOORE,

Plaintiff,

v.

CHASE, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:14-cv-01178-SKO

ORDER VACATING SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE

A settlement conference in this action is set for August 24, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. before the 

undersigned. (ECF No. 22.) Pursuant to the order setting the settlement conference, counsel and 

the parties are required to personally appear at the settlement conference. (Id. at 6.) On August 

13, 2015, the confidential settlement statement from Defendant was received informing the Court 

that neither counsel nor Defendant will appear in person but will be available by telephone for 

the settlement conference. Counsel is advised that the scheduling order issued in this action is 

not a suggestion, but an order. If counsel and Defendant are unable to personally attend the 

settlement conference their remedy is to seek relief from the order, not inform the Court that they 

are not going to comply with the order. 

Further, when a settlement conference is set before this Court, that date is reserved for the 

parties and the Court is not available to hear other matters. In the future, the parties are advised 

that if a conflict occurs or the parties determine that settlement discussions will not be fruitful, 

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they are to advise the Court as soon as possible so the hearing can be vacated and the time be

made available for the Court to hear other matters. 

Since Defendant and his counsel are unable to personally appear for the settlement 

conference, the August 24, 2015 settlement conference shall be vacated and because it appears

that settlement would not be fruitful at all. Should the parties determine that a settlement 

conference would be fruitful in this action, they shall confer to determine when all parties and 

counsel are available to personally appear and contact the courtroom deputy with available dates. 

However, prior to setting a further settlement conference before this Courtroom, this Court will 

require that each side to submit their confidential settlement conference statement before the 

Court actually reserves another conference date and time block. If based upon those statements

this Court determines that settlement would be fruitful then the Court will set a settlement

conference where all parties and counsel shall appear in person.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the settlement conference set for August 

24, 2015, is VACATED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 19, 2015 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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