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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DARRELL MOORING,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF 

CORRECTIONS AND 

REHABILITATION, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:14-cv-01471-MCE-KJN

ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE

Plaintiff Darrell Mooring (“Plaintiff”), a former state prisoner proceeding through 

counsel, filed this action pursuant to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act 

(“ADA”), § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Rehabilitation Act”), and 42 U.S.C. § 

1983. his case will be referred to Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney to conduct a 

settlement conference at the U. S. District Court, 501 I Street, Sacramento, California 

95814 in Courtroom #24 on March 14, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. 

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. A settlement conference has been set for March 14, 2016, at 9:30 a.m., in 

Courtroom #24 before Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney at the U. S. 

District Court, 501 I Street, Sacramento, California 95814.

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2. Parties are instructed to have a principal with full settlement authority present 

at the Settlement Conference or to be fully authorized to settle the matter on 

any terms. The individual with full authority to settle must also have 

“unfettered discretion and authority” to change the settlement position of the 

party, if appropriate. The purpose behind requiring the attendance of a person 

with full settlement authority is that the parties’ view of the case may be altered 

during the face to face conference. An authorization to settle for a limited 

dollar amount or sum certain can be found not to comply with the requirement 

of full authority to settle1.

3. Parties are directed to submit confidential settlement statements no later than 

March 7, 2016, to ckdorders@caed.uscourts.gov. If a party desires to share 

additional confidential information with the Court, they may do so pursuant to 

the provisions of Local Rule 270(d) and (e). Parties are also directed to file a 

“Notice of Submission of Confidential Settlement Statement” (See L.R. 

270(d)).

Settlement statements should not be filed with the Clerk of the Court nor 

served on any other party. Settlement statements shall be clearly marked 

“confidential” with the date and time of the settlement conference indicated 

 

1 While the exercise of its authority is subject to abuse of discretion review, “the district court has the 

authority to order parties, including the federal government, to participate in mandatory settlement 

conferences... .” United States v. United States District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, 694 F.3d 

1051, 1053, 1057, 1059 (9th Cir. 2012)(“the district court has broad authority to compel participation in 

mandatory settlement conference[s].”). The term “full authority to settle” means that the individuals 

attending the mediation conference must be authorized to fully explore settlement options and to agree at 

that time to any settlement terms acceptable to the parties. G. Heileman Brewing Co., Inc. v. Joseph Oat 

Corp., 871 F.2d 648, 653 (7th Cir. 1989), cited with approval in Official Airline Guides, Inc. v. Goss, 6 F.3d 

1385, 1396 (9th Cir. 1993). The individual with full authority to settle must also have “unfettered discretion 

and authority” to change the settlement position of the party, if appropriate. Pitman v. Brinker Int’l., Inc., 

216 F.R.D. 481, 485-86 (D. Ariz. 2003), amended on recon. in part, Pitman v. Brinker Int’l., Inc., 2003 WL 

23353478 (D. Ariz. 2003). The purpose behind requiring the attendance of a person with full settlement 

authority is that the parties’ view of the case may be altered during the face to face conference. Pitman, 

216 F.R.D. at 486. An authorization to settle for a limited dollar amount or sum certain can be found not to 

comply with the requirement of full authority to settle. Nick v. Morgan’s Foods, Inc., 270 F.3d 590, 596-97 

(8th Cir. 2001).

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prominently thereon.

The confidential settlement statement shall be no longer than five pages in 

length, typed or neatly printed, and include the following:

a. A brief statement of the facts of the case.

b. A brief statement of the claims and defenses, i.e., statutory or other 

grounds upon which the claims are founded; a forthright evaluation of the 

parties’ likelihood of prevailing on the claims and defenses; and a 

description of the major issues in dispute.

c. A summary of the proceedings to date.

d. An estimate of the cost and time to be expended for further discovery, 

pretrial, and trial.

e. The relief sought.

f. The party’s position on settlement, including present demands and offers 

and a history of past settlement discussions, offers, and demands.

g. A brief statement of each party’s expectations and goals for the settlement 

conference.

Dated: January 27, 2016

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