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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICHARD E. HASKINS, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF 

WAUSAU, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-01671-JST (EDL)

ORDER ON PLAINTIFF RICHARD 

HASKINS' REQUEST TO EITHER BE 

EXCUSED FROM PERSONAL 

APPEARANCE AT THE SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE OR TO CONTINUE 

THE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

Re: Dkt. No. 98

On November 2, 2016, this Court issued an order setting a December 10, 2015 settlement 

conference in this case. That order specifies that all Parties must attend the settlement conference 

in person and that “personal attendance is mandatory and will rarely be excused by the Court.” On 

November 17, 2015, this Court granted the Parties’ joint stipulation to continue the settlement 

conference to February 10, 2016. On January 28, 2016, Plaintiff Richard Haskins filed a request 

to either be excused from personal appearance at the settlement conference or to continue the 

settlement conference, stating that he “booked a vacation with a flight out of SFO scheduled for 

the morning of the conference.” On January 29, 2016, Defendants opposed Plaintiff’s request. 

Plaintiff has failed to show good cause for his request and the Court denies his request to 

be excused from personal attendance at the settlement conference. Plaintiff’s request to continue 

the settlement conference is denied unless a mutually agreeable date prior to the March 10, 2016 

hearing on Defendants’ motion for entry of judgment is available. The Parties are ordered to 

promptly meet and confer with the Court’s courtroom deputy as to available dates and are advised 

that the Court has very limited availability for a continued settlement conference. Additionally, 

the Court will only continue the settlement conference provided that Plaintiff agrees to reimburse 

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Defendant Employers Insurance of Wasau’s representative for all costs associated with changing 

her flight.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 1, 2016

ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE

United States Magistrate Judge

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