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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA)

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE NOTICE 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICHARD SKAFF,

Plaintiff,

v.

LARKSPUR REAL ESTATE

PARTNERSHIP, ET AL.,

Defendants.

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No. C 05-1170 MEJ (JL)

CONTINUANCE OF SETTLEMENT

CONFERENCE AND ORDER

TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:

Due to a change in the Judges’ calendar the settlement conference scheduled for

November 29, 2005 has been continued to Wednesday, January 18, 2006 at 2:00 pm., in

Judge Larson’s chambers, located at the Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 15th

Floor, San Francisco, California 94102. 

Counsel who will try the case or other counsel responsible for the litigation shall appear

at the Settlement Conference with the parties. Any party who is not a natural person shall be

represented by an individual not directly involved in the events which give rise to the litigation

but with full authority to negotiate a settlement.

If a party is a governmental entity, its governing body shall designate one of its

members or a senior executive to appear at the Settlement Conference and, if a proposed

settlement agreement is reached, to recommend the agreement to the governmental entity for

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its approval. An insured party shall appear with a representative of the carrier with full

authority to negotiate up to the limits of coverage.

Personal attendance will rarely be excused by the Court, and only for substantial

hardship. A written application to be available by telephone rather than in person shall be

served on opposing counsel and lodged with the judge, along with the Settlement Conference

Statement.

Only upon written showing of good cause, submitted at least seven calendar days prior

to the settlement conference, will the Court excuse a party or Counsel from mandatory

attendance of the settlement conference. Parties or Counsel may be excused from attending

the settlement conference only upon written authorization from Judge Larson.

Parties or counsel who fail to attend the settlement conference, and where absence is

not authorized by Judge Larson, will be subject to sanctions, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure 16(f).

At least seven (7) calendar days before the Settlement conference the parties

shall deliver directly to the magistrate judge two copies of anUpdated Confidential

Settlement Conference Statement which should be lodged with chambers and

should not be filed with the Clerk of the Court or served upon other parties.

If the case involves any claims for injunctive relief, the parties must meet and confer

before the scheduled Settlement Conference in order to resolve as many issues as possible. 

Results of the meet and confer must be included in the Settlement Conference Statement. 

Failure to comply with these pre-conditions will result in forfeiture of the Settlement

Conference date.

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The parties shall notify Magistrate Judge Larson’s chambers immediately if this case

settles prior to the date set for settlement conference.

DATED: December 1, 2005

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 James Larson

United States Chief Magistrate Judge

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