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Nature of Suit Code: 445
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Employment
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

US EQUAL EMPLOYMENT 

OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION,

Plaintiff,

v.

MAGNOLIA HEALTH CORPORATION, 

ET AL.,

Defendants.

No. 1:15-cv-01222---EPG

ORDER REGARDING SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE PROCEDURES

Set forth below are the procedures the Court will employ when conducting the conference 

scheduled for March 9, 2016, at 10:30 a.m.

At least five (5) court days prior to the settlement conference, each party shall submit a 

Confidential Settlement Conference Statement in Word format directly to Judge Grosjean’s 

chambers at epgorders@caed.uscourts.gov. The statement shall not be filed on the docket or 

served on any other party. Each statement shall be clearly marked "confidential" with the date 

and time of the settlement conference clearly noted on the first page. The Confidential Settlement 

Conference Statement shall include the following:

A. A brief statement of the facts of the case.

B. A brief statement of the claims and defenses, i.e., statutory or other grounds 

upon which the claims are founded; a forthright evaluation of the parties' 

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likelihood of prevailing on the claims and defenses; and a description of the major 

issues in dispute.

C. A summary of the proceedings to date.

D. An estimate of the cost and time to be expended for further discovery, pretrial 

and trial. 

E. The relief sought.

F. The party's position on settlement, including present demands and offers and a 

history of past settlement discussions, offers and demands. 

Unless otherwise permitted in advance by the Court, the attorneys who will try the case 

shall appear at the Settlement Conference. Additionally, the parties and the person or persons 

having full authority to negotiate and settle the case on any terms must be present at the 

conference.1 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 22, 2015 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 

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Insurance carriers, business organizations, and governmental bodies or agencies whose settlement agreements are 

subject to approval by legislative bodies, executive committees, boards of directors or the like shall be represented by 

a person or persons who occupy high executive positions in the party organization and who will be directly involved 

in the process of approval of any settlement offers or agreements. To the extent possible, the representative shall 

have the authority, if he or she deems it appropriate, to settle the action on terms consistent with the opposing party's 

most recent demand.

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