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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Personal Injury

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIAM LEE JOHNSON, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

NATURAL GAS FUEL SYSTEMS, INC. 

D.B.A. MOMENTUM FUEL 

TECHNOLOGY, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:19-cv-00105-JLT-SAB

ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE AND SETTLEMENT 

INSTRUCTIONS

Date: June 6, 2024

Time: 9:30 AM

Courtroom: Courtroom 8 (BAM)

This case is SET for a Settlement Conference on June 6, 2024, at 9:30 AM in 

Courtroom 8 (BAM) before the undersigned. The attorneys who will try the case along with 

the parties and the person or persons having full authority to negotiate and settle the case, on 

any terms, shall appear via Zoom at the conference. 

Counsel for the parties shall contact Courtroom Deputy Esther Valdez at (559) 499-5788 

or evaldez@caed.uscourts.gov for the video and dial-in information for all parties. 

No later than seven (7) days prior to the settlement conference, each party shall submit 

directly to Judge McAuliffe’s chambers at bamorders@caed.uscourts.gov, a confidential 

settlement conference statement. This statement should neither be filed with the clerk of the 

Court nor served on any other party. Each statement shall be clearly marked 

“CONFIDENTIAL” with the date and time of the mandatory settlement conference indicated 

prominently. 

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The settlement statement should not be lengthy but shall include a brief recitation of the 

facts, a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the case, an estimate of the cost and time 

to be expended for further pretrial and trial matters, and the relief sought. The parties are also 

directed to include a candid statement on the party’s position on settlement, including the 

amount which the party will accept to settle, realistic settlement expectations, present 

settlement proposals, and a history of past settlement discussions, offers, demands, and a report 

on settlement efforts to date.

This Court will vacate the settlement conference if the Court finds the settlement 

conference will be neither productive nor meaningful to attempt to resolve all or part of this 

case. As far in advance of the settlement conference as possible, a party shall inform the Court 

and other parties that it believes the case is not in a settlement posture so the Court may vacate 

or reset the settlement conference. Otherwise, the parties shall proceed with the settlement 

conference in good faith to attempt to resolve all or part of the case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 16, 2023 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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