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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act

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08cv0066

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSEPH RHOAN AND MARIA RHOAN,

Plaintiff,

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PALISADES COLLECTION L.L.C., et

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Case No. 08-CV-0066-WQH (JMA)

NOTICE AND ORDER FOR EARLY

NEUTRAL EVALUATION CONFERENCE

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that an Early Neutral Evaluation

Conference will be held on April 2, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in the

chambers of the Honorable Jan M. Adler, United States Magistrate

Judge, Room 1165, U.S. Courthouse, 940 Front Street, San Diego,

California. 

Pursuant to Rule 16.1(c) of the Local Rules of the United

States District Court for the Southern District of California,

all named parties, all counsel, and any other person(s) whose

authority is required to negotiate and enter into settlement

shall appear in person at the conference, shall be prepared to

discuss the claims and defenses, and shall be legally

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and factually prepared to discuss and resolve the case at the

Early Neutral Evaluation Conference. The individual(s) present

at the Early Neutral Evaluation Conference with settlement

authority must have the unfettered discretion and authority on

behalf of the party to: 1) fully explore all settlement options

and to agree during the Early Neutral Evaluation Conference to

any settlement terms acceptable to the party (G. Heileman Brewing

Co., Inc. v. Joseph Oat Corp., 871 F.2d 648, 653 (7th Cir.

1989)), 2) change the settlement position of a party during the

course of the Early Neutral Evaluation Conference (Pitman v.

Brinker Int'l, Inc., 216 F.R.D. 481, 485-86 (D. Ariz. 2003)), and

3) negotiate a settlement without being restricted by any

predetermined level of authority (Nick v. Morgan's Foods, Inc.,

270 F.3d 590, 596 (8th Cir. 2001)).

Governmental entities may appear through litigation counsel

only. As to all other parties, appearance by litigation counsel

only is not acceptable. Retained outside corporate counsel shall

not appear on behalf of a corporation as the party who has the

authority to negotiate and enter into a settlement. The failure

of any counsel, party or authorized person to appear at the Early

Neutral Evaluation Conference as required will result in the

immediate imposition of sanctions.

All conference discussions will be informal, off the record,

privileged, and confidential.

Counsel for any non-English speaking parties is responsible

for arranging for the appearance of an interpreter at the

conference.

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Statements may be delivered directly to chambers, e-mailed to

efile_adler@casd.uscourts.gov, or faxed to (619) 702-9939.

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Although the submission of statements is not required in

advance of the Early Neutral Evaluation Conference, parties may

submit concise statements if desired. If a statement is

submitted, it shall be provided to chambers no later than one

week prior to the scheduled conference.1 If the parties submit

statements in connection with the Early Neutral Evaluation

Conference, they may either do so on a confidential basis or may

exchange their statements.

Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply

to this case. All discovery shall be stayed until after the Rule

26(f) conference, unless otherwise permitted by Rule 26(f) or

court order.

In the event the case does not settle at the Early Neutral

Evaluation Conference, the parties shall also be prepared to

discuss the following matters at the conclusion of the

conference:

1. Any anticipated objections under Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure 26(a)(1) to the initial disclosure provisions of Rule

26(a)(1)(A-E);

2. The scheduling of the Rule 26(f) conference;

3. The date of initial disclosures and the date for

lodging the discovery plan following the Rule 26(f) conference;

and

4. The scheduling of a Case Management Conference pursuant

to Rule 16(b).

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Plaintiff's(s') counsel shall give notice of the Early

Neutral Evaluation Conference to parties responding to the

complaint after February 21, 2008.

Questions regarding this case may be directed to the

Magistrate Judge's law clerk at (619) 557-5585.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: February 21, 2008

Jan M. Adler

U.S. Magistrate Judge

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NOTICE OF RIGHT TO CONSENT TO TRIAL

BEFORE A UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), YOU

ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT A U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE OF THIS DISTRICT

MAY, UPON THE CONSENT OF ALL PARTIES, ON FORM 1A AVAILABLE IN THE

CLERK'S OFFICE, CONDUCT ANY OR ALL PROCEEDINGS, INCLUDING A JURY

OR NON-JURY TRIAL, AND ORDER THE ENTRY OF A FINAL JUDGMENT. 

COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING THE

CONSENT OF ALL PARTIES, SHOULD THEY DESIRE TO CONSENT.

YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT YOUR DECISION TO CONSENT OR NOT TO

CONSENT IS ENTIRELY VOLUNTARY AND SHOULD BE COMMUNICATED SOLELY

TO THE CLERK OF COURT. ONLY IF ALL PARTIES CONSENT WILL THE

JUDGE OR MAGISTRATE JUDGE TO WHOM THE CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED BE

INFORMED OF YOUR DECISION.

JUDGMENTS OF THE U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGES ARE APPEALABLE TO

THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS STATUTE AND THE

FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE.

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