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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract

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Statements under 20 pages in length, including attachments and exhibits, may be

delivered directly to chambers, e-mailed to efile_adler@casd.uscourts.gov, or faxed to (619)

702-9939. Statements exceeding 20 pages in length, including attachments and exhibits, must

be delivered directly to chambers.

09CV648-DMS(JMA)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

6 LOS MORROS LLC,

Plaintiff,

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ASSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA,

Defendant. 

 

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Case No. 09-CV-648-DMS (JMA)

ORDER SCHEDULING SETTLEMENT

CONFERENCE

A Case Management Conference was held on December 9, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. A

Settlement Conference will be held in the chambers of Magistrate Judge Jan M. Adler

on January 19, 2010 at 9 a.m., Room 1165, United States Courthouse, 940 Front

Street, San Diego, California 92101-8928. Counsel shall submit settlement statements

directly to Magistrate Judge Adler's chambers no later than January 12, 2010.

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parties may either submit confidential settlement statements or may exchange their

settlement statements. 

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

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conference. 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: December 9, 2009

Jan M. Adler

U.S. Magistrate Judge

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