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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1051 Trademark Infringement

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Meadowlark Lemon, et al., 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc., et

al., 

Defendants. _________________________________

Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc.,

Counterclaimant,

vs.

Meadowlark Lemon,

Counterdefendant.

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No. CV-04-0299-PHX-DGC and

 CV-04-1023-PHX-DGC 

 (Consolidated)

ORDER SETTING 

SUPPLEMENTAL SETTLEMENT

CONFERENCE

Pursuant to the referral (docket # 561 at 5) by the assigned District Judge, the

Hon. David G. Campbell, and upon the unanimous consent and agreement of all counsel

subsequent to an expedited telephonic Rule 16 conference with all counsel on this date,

IT IS ORDERED setting a Supplemental Settlement Conference before the

undersigned on Monday, December 18, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. (Arizona time). Local counsel

shall physically appear in Courtroom 302 and out-of-district counsel may appear

telephonically in his or her sole discretion by calling the undersigned's chambers promptly

at (602) 322-7620. Any party may elect to physically appear at the Supplemental Settlement

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 This mailbox is not to be used to communicate with the Court or his staff unless

otherwise instructed by the Court.

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Conference but will not be permitted to appear telephonically because it is technically too

difficult, if not impossible, to conduct such a conference with so many people and the limited

capabilities of the Court's telephonic equipment.

Counsel shall have their client's pre-approved express settlement authority and

the means to quickly communicate with counsel's client(s) or representative to discuss

settlement outside counsel's express authority during the Supplemental Settlement

Conference.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that counsel shall email to the undersigned's

ECF Central Mailbox (anderson_chambers@azd.uscourts.gov),1

 fax to the undersigned's

chambers at (602-322-7629) or hand-deliver directly to chambers by 5:00 p.m. (Arizona

time) on Thursday, December 14, 2006:

1. each counsel's previous settlement conference memorandum and all

attachments, if any, prepared pursuant to the undersigned's July 17, 2006 Settlement

Conference Order (docket # 433), and

2. a mandatory Supplemental Settlement Conference Memorandum, not to

exceed five (5) pages, excluding attachments, if any, setting forth (a) each counsel's candid

assessment of the liability or absence of liability that will be resolved at the trial of this case

beginning on January 23, 2007, (b) the reason(s) why counsel believes the jury will rule in

that party's favor, and (c) assuming there is a finding of liability in favor of all Plaintiffs,

what the damages, if any, likely will be and why.

The Supplemental Settlement Conference Memorandum shall not be filed with

the Clerk, shall be emailed or faxed to adverse counsel at or near the same time it is delivered

to the Court.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that counsel who wish to appear telephonically

at the Supplemental Settlement Conference shall email the undersigned's chamber's email

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box by Thursday, December 14, 2006 at 12:00 (noon) (Arizona time) and shall identify

who will be appearing telephonically and his or her telephone number counsel that will be

used during the Supplemental Settlement Conference

Dated this 11th day of December, 2006.

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