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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983cv Civil Rights Act - Civil Action for Deprivation of Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SARA DEES, ET AL., 

Plaintiffs,

v. 

COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, ET AL., 

Defendants.

 Case No.: 14-cv-00189-BEN (DHB) 

ORDER SETTING MANDATORY 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

 On joint request of the parties, the Court hereby RE-SETS the Mandatory 

Settlement Conference for June 29, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the chambers of Magistrate 

Judge David H. Bartick. Counsel shall submit settlement statements directly to Judge 

Bartick’s chambers by June 22, 2016.

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 The parties may either submit confidential 

settlement statements or may exchange their settlement statements. Each party’s 

settlement statement shall set forth the party’s statement of the case, identify controlling 

                                                                

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 Statements under 20 pages in length, including attachments and exhibits, shall 

be e-mailed to chambers at efile_Bartick@casd.uscourts.gov. Statements exceeding 20 

pages in length, including attachments and exhibits, must be delivered directly to chambers. 

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legal issues, concisely set out issues of liability and damages, and shall set forth the party’s 

settlement position, including the last offer or demand made by that party, and a separate 

statement of the offer or demand the party is prepared to make at the settlement conference. 

The settlement conference briefs shall not be filed with the Clerk of the Court. 

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. The individual(s) present at the Mandatory Settlement 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 Mandatory Settlement 

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 Mandatory Settlement 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 Mandatory Settlement Conference as required shall be cause 

for the immediate imposition of sanctions. All conference discussions will be informal, 

off the record, privileged, and confidential. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: May 18, 2016 

 _________________________ 

 DAVID H. BARTICK 

 United States Magistrate Judge

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