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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:145 Patent Infringement

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1 "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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

L3 COMMUNICATIONS TITAN

CORPORATION,

Plaintiff,

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KTECH CORPORATION,

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Civil No. 07-1097-BEN(LSP)

NOTICE AND ORDER FOR EARLY

NEUTRAL EVALUATION AND CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that an Early Neutral Evaluation ("ENE")

of your case will be held on September 19, 2007, at 9:00 AM before

United States Magistrate Judge Leo S. Papas, United States Courthouse, Courtroom G, First Floor, 940 Front Street, 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, both

counsel and the parties who have full and unlimited authority1 to

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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).

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negotiate and enter into a binding settlement shall appear in person

at the conference and shall be prepared to discuss the claims,

defenses and damages. Where the suit involves the United States or

one of its agencies, only counsel for the United States with full

settlement authority need appear. All conference discussions will

be informal, off the record, privileged and confidential.

Patent L.R. 2.1.a requires that an ENE take place within 60

days of the filing of the first answer. Requests to continue ENEs

are rarely granted. However, the Court will consider formal,

written ex parte requests to continue an ENE conference when

extraordinary circumstances exist that make a continuance appropriate. In and of itself, having to travel a long distance to appear

in person is not “extraordinary.” Absent extraordinary circumstances, requests for continuances will not be considered unless

submitted in writing no less than seven (7) days prior to the

scheduled conference.

The parties may submit a short Confidential Early Neutral

Evaluation Conference Statement prior to the conference. The

parties are also encouraged to lodge with Magistrate Judge Papas'

chambers a chronology, setting forth a timeline of the factual

events that are the basis for the claims and defenses asserted in

this litigation. If submitted, the chronology should be in a chart

or column format with the column headings “DATE” and “EVENT” and may

be annotated with documents significant to the facts or issues. 

Pursuant to Patent L.R. 2.1.a, the Rule 26(f) conference

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shall be completed no later than 21 days before the ENE.

Any objections made to initial disclosures pursuant to

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure, Rule 26(a)(1)(A-D) are overruled,

and the parties are ordered to proceed with the initial disclosure

process. Any further objections to initial disclosure will be

resolved as required by Rule 26. The date of initial disclosure

pursuant to Rule 26(a)(1)(A-D) shall occur no later than 7 days

before the ENE;

The parties' Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 26(f)

discovery plan including the topics set forth in Patent L.R.

2.1.b.1-4 shall be lodged with Magistrate Judge Papas no later than

7 days before the ENE; 

In the event the case does not settle at the Early Neutral

Evaluation Conference, the parties shall also be prepared to

participate in a Case Management Conference, pursuant to Federal

Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b). 

Plaintiff's counsel shall notify all Defendants that have not

yet made an appearance in the case of the date and time of the Early

Neutral Evaluation and Case Management Conference. Questions

regarding this case may be directed to the Magistrate Judge's

research attorney at (619) 557-6384.

DATED: July 30, 2007

Hon. Leo S. Papas

U.S. Magistrate Judge

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