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Parties Involved:
DG Strategic VII, LLC
Defendant
Ignacio Garcia
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IGNACIO GARCIA,

Plaintiff,

v.

DG STRATEGIC VII, LLC,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:23-cv-01514-JLT-CDB

ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE

Settlement Statements due: 9/17/2024

Settlement Conference: 9/24/2024 at 10:00 AM 

At the parties’ joint request (see Doc. 11), Magistrate Judge Christopher D. Baker will hold 

a settlement conference on September 24, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Unless the parties request the 

conference to be in-person, the Court will conduct the settlement conference via video conference. 

The Zoom settlement conference invitation will be distributed by the Court to the parties the week 

prior to the conference date.

1 The Court has reserved the entire day for this settlement conference

and expects the parties will proceed with the settlement conference in good faith and attempt to 

resolve all or part of the case. If any party believes that the settlement conference will not be 

productive, that party shall so inform the court no less than three (3) days in advance of the 

settlement conference.

1 Any difficulties concerning Zoom video conference, or connecting to the Zoom video conference, 

shall immediately be reported to Susan Hall, Courtroom Deputy for Judge Baker, at

SHall@caed.uscourts.gov. 

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Unless otherwise permitted in advance by the Court, the following individuals must attend 

the settlement conference: (1) all of the attorney(s) who will try the case; and (2) individuals with

full authority to negotiate and settle the case, on any terms. See Local Rule 270(f). 

No later than September 17, 2024, each party must submit to Judge Baker’s chambers at 

CDBorders@caed.uscourts.gov a confidential settlement conference statement. These statements 

should neither be filed on the docket nor served on any other party.

In compliance with Local Rule 270(d)-(e), the settlement statements will be used 

exclusively by Judge Baker to prepare for and conduct the settlement conference and not for any 

other purpose. If applicable, the statements should be marked “CONFIDENTIAL.” See Local 

Rule 270(d). 

The statements should not exceed ten (10) pages and must include: 

(1) a brief recitation of the facts; 

(2) a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the case, including the party’s position 

on the factual and legal issues and brief review of the evidence to support that party’s factual 

position; 

(3) an itemized estimate of the expected costs for further discovery, pretrial, and trial 

matters, in specific dollar terms; 

(4) the party’s best estimate of the probability that it will prevail should this case proceed 

to trial; 

(5) the party’s best estimate of the damages or relief plaintiff may recover should this case 

proceed to trial and plaintiff prevail (in specific dollar terms and/or injunctive relief, if applicable); 

(6) a history of settlement discussions (including a listing of any current settlement offers 

from any party, in specific dollar terms), a candid statement of the party’s current position on 

settlement, including the amount that it will give/accept to settle (in specific dollar terms), and a 

statement of the party’s expectations for settlement discussions; 

(7) a list of the individuals who will be attending the settlement on the party’s behalf, 

including names and, if appropriate, titles.

At the outset of the settlement conference, the undersigned may call upon the parties’ 

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counsel and the party representatives to briefly discuss their expectations for the conference and 

other matters of mutual interest before the parties break into separate caucuses. 

Notwithstanding the provisions of Federal Rule of Evidence 408, all statements made by 

the parties relating to the substance or merits of the case, whether written or oral, made for the first 

time during the settlement conference will be deemed to be confidential and shall not be admissible 

in evidence for any reason in the trial of the case, should the case not settle. This provision does 

not preclude admissibility in other contexts, such as pertaining to a motion for sanctions regarding 

the settlement conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 27, 2024 ___________________ _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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