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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID CODELL PRIDE, JR.,

Plaintiff,

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M. CORREA, et al.,

Defendants.

 

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Case No. 07CV1382-BEN(JMA)

ORDER SETTING MANDATORY

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

A Mandatory Settlement Conference will be held on May 12, 2014 at

2 p.m. All named parties, all counsel, and any other person(s) whose

authority is required to negotiate and enter into settlement shall

appear in person at the conference. The individual(s) present at the

Mandatory Settlement Conference with settlement authority must

have the unfettered discretion and authority on behalf of the party to: 

1) fully explore all settlement options and to agree during the

Mandatory Settlement Conference to any settlement terms acceptable

to the party (G. Heileman Brewing Co., Inc. v. Joseph Oat Corp., 871

F.2d 648, 653 (7th Cir. 1989)), 2) change the settlement position of a

party during the course of the Mandatory Settlement Conference

(Pitman v. Brinker Int'l, Inc., 216 F.R.D. 481, 485-86 (D. Ariz. 2003)),

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and 3) negotiate a settlement without being restricted by any

predetermined level of authority (Nick v. Morgan's Foods, Inc., 270

F.3d 590, 596 (8th Cir. 2001)).

Governmental entities may appear through litigation counsel only. As

to all other parties, appearance by litigation counsel only is not acceptable. 

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. The failure of any counsel, party or authorized person to

appear at the Mandatory Settlement Conference as required shall be

cause for the immediate imposition of sanctions. All conference

discussions will be informal, off the record, privileged, and confidential.

If Plaintiff is incarcerated in a penal institution or other facility, the

Plaintiff's presence is not required at conferences before Judge Adler, and

the Plaintiff may appear by telephone. In that case, counsel are to

coordinate the Plaintiff's appearance by telephone.

Settlement briefs are not required. If a party elects to submit an

updated settlement statement, it should be submitted to Magistrate Judge

Adler's chambers no later than May 8, 2014.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: April 28, 2014

Jan M. Adler

U.S. Magistrate Judge

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Statements under 20 pages in length, including attachments and exhibits, may be e-mailed to efile_adler@casd.uscourts.gov, faxed to (619) 702-9939, or delivered to chambers via the Office of the Clerk of Court at 333 West Broadway,

Suite 420, San Diego, California. Statements exceeding 20 pages in length,

including attachments and exhibits, must be delivered to chambers via the Office

of the Clerk of Court.

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