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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act

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10cv1285

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN RODRIGUEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

ATLANTIC CREDIT AND FINANCE,

INC., et al.,

Defendants.

 

 

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Case No. 10-CV-1285-BEN (JMA)

ORDER SCHEDULING SETTLEMENT/

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

The Court convened an Early Neutral Evaluation Conference telephonically on

September 29, 2010. 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a Settlement/Case Management Conference will

be held in the chambers of Magistrate Judge Jan M. Adler on November 1, 2010 at

2:00 p.m., Room 1165, United States Courthouse, 940 Front Street, San Diego,

California 92101-8928. 

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 Settlement/Case Management

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 conference to any settlement terms acceptable to the party (G.

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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 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 Settlement/Case Management Conference as

required shall be cause for the immediate imposition of sanctions. All conference

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

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: September 29, 2010

Jan M. Adler

U.S. Magistrate Judge

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