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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1346bc Breach of Contract

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MINUTES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MOORE v. USA No. 13-0931-DMS(WVG)

HON. WILLIAM V. GALLO CT. DEPUTY J. YAHL RPTR. The date and time of the Settlement Conference on September 10, 2014

at 9:00 AM is vacated and reset for September 9, 2014 at 9:00 AM.

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).

DATED: May 28, 2014

 Hon. William V. Gallo

 U.S. Magistrate Judge

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