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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity Action

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17CV442-WQH(JMA) 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BRITTANY SEBASTIAN; CHELSEA 

GREY; and NASREEN HARIS, 

individually and on behalf of others 

similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs,

v. 

KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION; 

KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, 

INC.; and KIMBERLY-CLARK 

GLOBAL SALES, LLC, 

Defendants.

 Case No.: 17CV442-WQH(JMA) 

ORDER SCHEDULING 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

A Settlement Conference will be held in the chambers of Magistrate Judge 

Jan M. Adler on August 28, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., Edward J. Schwartz United 

States Courthouse, 221 West Broadway, San Diego, California. Counsel shall 

submit a joint settlement statement to Magistrate Judge Adler's chambers no 

later than August 27, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. via email to 

efile_adler@casd.uscourts.gov. Each party may, but is not required to, also 

submit a confidential settlement statement, no more than five (5) pages in length, 

in the same manner by the same date and time. 

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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.

1 The individual(s) present at the 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 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 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 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: August 22, 2018 

                                              

1 The named Plaintiffs are permitted to participate in the settlement conference via telephone 

standby. 

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