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Nature of Suit Code: 891
Nature of Suit: Agricultural Acts
Cause of Action: 07:499 Agricultural Commodities Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ONIONS ETC. INC., et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

Z & S FRESH, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:09-cv-00906-AWI-MJS

ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE FOR MAY 25, 2016 AT 9:00 

A.M. AND NOTIFYING PARTIES OF 

REQUIREMENTS FOR SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE 

This action has been referred to the undersigned for a settlement conference. A settlement 

conference shall be set for May 25, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 9 before United Magistrate 

Judge Stanley A. Boone. Unless otherwise permitted in advance by the Court, the attorneys who 

will try the case shall appear at the Settlement Conference with the parties and the person or 

persons having full authority to negotiate and settle the case on any terms1at the conference.

Confidential Settlement Conference Statement: By 4:00 pm, Monday, May 23, 2016,

the parties shall submit a Confidential Settlement Conference Statement directly to Judge Boone's 

chambers by e-mail to SABOrders@caed.uscourts.gov. The statement should not be filed with 

the Clerk of the Court nor served on any other party, although the parties may file a Notice of 

 

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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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Lodging of Settlement Conference Statement. Each statement shall be clearly marked 

"confidential" with the date and time of the Settlement Conference indicated prominently thereon. 

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' likelihood of prevailing on the claims and defenses; and a 

description of the major issues in dispute.

C. The relief sought.

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

and a history of past settlement discussions, offers and demands.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 18, 2016 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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