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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

TERRA NOVA GAS STATION, INC., 

ET AL., 

Plaintiffs,

v. 

GOLDEN SUNRISE PROPERTIES LLC, 

ET AL., 

Defendants.

 Case No.: 16-cv-01565-JLS (DHB) 

NOTICE AND ORDER FOR EARLY 

NEUTRAL EVALUATION 

CONFERENCE 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that an Early Neutral Evaluation Conference will be 

held on August 17, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the chambers of the Honorable David H. Bartick, 

United States Magistrate Judge, U.S. Courthouse, 333 West Broadway, Suite 1080, San 

Diego, California. 

Pursuant to Rule 16.1(c) of the Local Rules of the United States District Court for 

the Southern District of California, 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, shall be prepared to discuss the claims and defenses, 

and shall be legally and factually prepared to discuss and resolve the case at the Early 

Neutral Evaluation Conference. The individual(s) present at the Early Neutral Evaluation 

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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 Early 

Neutral Evaluation 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 Early Neutral Evaluation 

Conference (Pitman v. Brinker Int’l, Inc., 216 F.R.D. 481, 485-86 (D. Ariz. 2003)), 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 Early Neutral Evaluation Conference as required will be 

cause for the imposition of sanctions. 

All conference discussions will be informal, off the record, privileged, and 

confidential. 

Counsel for any non-English speaking parties is responsible for arranging for the 

appearance of an interpreter at the conference. 

At least five (5) court days prior to the ENE, the parties shall submit confidential 

ENE Statements directly to Judge Bartick’s chambers. The statements shall be no longer 

than five (5) pages in length. The ENE Statements shall outline the nature of the case, 

the claims, the defenses, and the parties’ positions regarding settlement of the case. The 

ENE Statements should be e-mailed to: efile_Bartick@casd.uscourts.gov. 

Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply to this case. All 

discovery shall be stayed until after the Rule 26(f) conference, unless otherwise permitted 

by Rule 26(d)(1). 

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In the event the case does not settle at the Early Neutral Evaluation Conference, the 

parties shall also be prepared to discuss the following matters at the conclusion of the 

conference: 

1. Any anticipated objections under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1) to 

the initial disclosure provisions of Rule 26(a)(1)(A-E); 

2. The scheduling of the Rule 26(f) conference; 

3. The date of initial disclosures and the date for lodging the discovery plan 

following the Rule 26(f) conference; and 

4. The scheduling of a Case Management Conference pursuant to Rule 16(b). 

Plaintiff’s(s’) counsel shall give notice of the Early Neutral Evaluation Conference 

to parties responding to the complaint after the date of this notice. 

Early Neutral Evaluation Conferences will be rescheduled only upon a showing of 

good cause and adequate notice to the Court. If counsel wish to reschedule this conference, 

counsel for all parties shall jointly contact the Court. The Court reminds counsel and 

parties that conferences held beyond 45 days of the filing of an answer are contrary to Rule 

16.1(c) of the Civil Local Rules, and are seriously disfavored by the Court. 

Questions regarding this case may be directed to Judge Bartick’s law clerk at (619) 

557-5383.1

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: June 28, 2016 

 _________________________ 

 DAVID H. BARTICK 

 United States Magistrate Judge

 

                                              

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 Judge Bartick’s Chambers Rules are posted on the Court’s website: www.casd.uscourts.gov. 

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United States District Court 

Southern District Of California 

U.S. Courthouse Annex 

333 West Broadway, Suite 1080 

San Diego, California 92101 

David H. Bartick (619) 557-5383 

United States Magistrate Judge Facsimile: (619) 702-9925 

NOTICE OF RIGHT TO CONSENT TO TRIAL 

BEFORE A UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), you are hereby notified that 

a U.S. Magistrate Judge of this District may, upon the consent of all parties on form1a 

(available in the clerk’s office), conduct any or all proceedings, including a jury or nonjury trial, and order the entry of a final judgment. Counsel for the plaintiff shall be 

responsible for obtaining the consent of all parties, should they desire to consent. If both 

parties consent, the executed consent form (signed by all parties) should be submitted to 

the Clerk of Court. 

You should be aware that your decision to consent or not to consent is entirely 

voluntary and should be communicated solely to the Clerk of Court. Only if all parties 

consent will the Judge or Magistrate Judge to whom the case has been assigned be informed 

of your decision. 

Judgments of the U.S. Magistrate Judges are appealable only to the U.S. Court of 

Appeals in accordance with this statute and the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. 

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