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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983cv Civil Rights Act - Civil Action for Deprivation of Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RASHID ADAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF SAN DIEGO; OFFICER 

JASON LANGLEY; and DOES 1–10,

Defendants.

Case No.: 3:19-cv-1523-LAB-AHG

ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE

Although the case did not settle at the Early Neutral Evaluation Conference, the 

Court deemed that continued one-on-one conversations with counsel for both sides may be 

productive. Thus, the Court held telephonic status conferences on December 11, 2019 and 

March 3, 2020. ECF Nos. 13, 17. After these conversations, the Court finds that a

Settlement Conference will be beneficial to the parties.1 Accordingly, the Court SETS a 

Settlement Conference for May 20, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in the chambers of Magistrate Judge

Allison H. Goddard, located at 221 West Broadway, Suite 3142, San Diego, California

92101.

 

1 Additionally, the parties themselves have represented to the Court that they “would like 

the opportunity to discuss settlement before extensive attorney fees and costs are incurred.”

ECF No. 16 at 2.

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The Court issues the following mandatory procedures to be followed in preparation 

for the Settlement Conference:

1. Personal appearance of parties is required. All named parties, party 

representatives, including claims adjusters for insured defendants, as well as principal 

attorney(s) responsible for the litigation must be present in person. All who attend the 

Settlement Conference must be legally and factually prepared to discuss and resolve the 

case. Counsel appearing without their clients (whether or not counsel has been given 

settlement authority) will be subject to immediate imposition of sanctions.

2. Full settlement authority is required. A party or party representative with 

full and complete authority to enter into a binding settlement must be present at the 

Settlement Conference. Full authority to settle means that a person 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, 653 (7th 

Cir. 1989). The person needs to have “unfettered discretion and authority” to change the 

settlement position of a party. Pitman v. Brinker Int’l, Inc., 216 F.R.D. 481, 485–86 (D. 

Ariz. 2003). One of the purposes of requiring a person with unlimited settlement authority 

to attend the conference is that the person’s view of the case may be altered during the 

face-to-face conference. Id. at 486. Limited or sum certain authority is not adequate. Nick 

v. Morgan’s Foods, Inc., 270 F.3d 590, 595–97 (8th Cir. 2001). A person who needs to 

call another person who is not present before agreeing to any settlement does not have 

full authority.

3. Confidential Settlement Conference Statements Required: No later than 

May 15, 2020, the parties shall submit confidential statements directly to the chambers of 

Magistrate Judge Goddard. These statements shall not be filed or served on opposing 

counsel. They shall be lodged via email at efile_goddard@casd.uscourts.gov. The 

Settlement Conference statement is limited to five (5) pages or less, and up to five (5) 

pages of exhibits or declarations. Each party’s Settlement Conference statement must 

outline:

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A. the nature of the case and the claims, 

B. position on liability or defense, 

C. position regarding settlement of the case with a specific2

demand/offer for settlement,

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D. any previous settlement negotiations or mediation efforts. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 3, 2020

 

2 A general statement, such as that a party “will negotiate in good faith,” is a not a 

specific demand or offer. 

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If a specific demand or offer cannot be made at the time the ENE statement is 

submitted, then the reasons as to why a demand or offer cannot be made must be stated. 

Further, the party must explain when they will be in a position to state a demand or offer. 

Honorable AHison H. Goddard 

United States Magistrate Judge 

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