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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 23:1441 Contract Real Estate

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MINUTES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AQUI ES TEXCOCO v. LOPEZ No. 12-2113-BEN(WVG)

LOPEZ v. AQUI ES TEXCOCO No. 12-1215-BEN(WVG)

HON. WILLIAM V. GALLO CT. DEPUTY M. BROWN RPTR. 

 

A Settlement Conference shall be held on September 22, 2014, at 9:00

AM in Courtroom 2A.

All parties or their representatives who have full authority to enter

into a binding settlement, in addition to the attorneys participating

in the litigation, shall be present at the conference.

Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 16.3, all party representatives and claims

adjusters for insured defendants with full and unlimited authority to

negotiate and enter into a binding settlement, as well as the principal

attorney(s) responsible for the litigation, must be present and legally

and factually prepared to discuss in good faith and resolve the case at

the mandatory settlement conference. Retained outside corporate counsel

shall not appear on behalf of a corporation as the party who has the

authority to negotiate and enter into a settlement. 

"Full authority to settle" means that the individuals at the settlement

conference must be authorized to fully explore settlement options and

to agree at that time to any settlement terms acceptable to the parties. 

Heileman Brewing Co., Inc. v. Joseph Oat Corp., 871 F.2d 648 (7th Cir.

1989). The person needs to have "unfettered discretion and authority"

to change the settlement position of a party. Pitman v. Brinker Intl.,

Inc., 216 F.R.D. 481, 485-486 (D. Ariz. 2003). The purpose of requiring

a person with unlimited settlement authority to attend the conference

includes that the person's view of the case may be altered during the

face to face conference. Id. at 486. A limited or a sum certain of

authority is not adequate. Nick v. Morgan's Foods, Inc., 270 F.3d 590

(8th Cir. 2001).

On or before September 15, 2014, counsel shall submit settlement

conference statements to the Court.

DATED: August 11, 2014

 Hon. William V. Gallo

 U.S. Magistrate Judge

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