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Parties Involved:
Martinez
Defendant
J. McKesson
Defendant
Tuzon
Defendant
Cesar Uribe
Plaintiff
Zaragosa
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

CESAR URIBE,

Plaintiff,

v.

CORRECTIONAL OFFICER J.

McKESSON, CORRECTIONAL OFFICER

MARTINEZ, CORRECTIONAL OFFICER

ZARAGOSA, CORRECTIONAL OFFICER

TUZON, 

Defendants. _____________________________________

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Case No. 08cv1285 DMS (NLS)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

MODIFY FIRST AMENDED

SCHEDULING ORDER [Doc. No. 68]

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SECOND AMENDED SCHEDULING

ORDER

For good cause shown and in the interest of judicial economy, Defendants Martinez, McKesson,

Tuzon and Zaragoza's motion for modification of the First Amended Scheduling Order, issued April 21,

2010, and amended May 25, 2010, (Clerk's Record 54, 60), to allow Defendants the opportunity to move

for summary judgment; and to vacate all other scheduled dates until it is determined that this matter cannot

be otherwise resolved or until further order of the Court, is GRANTED. 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1. All other pretrial motions must be filed on or before July 23, 2010. Motions will not be

heard or calendared unless counsel for the moving party has obtained a motion hearing date from the

law clerk of the judge who will hear the motion. Failure to timely request a motion date may result in the

motion not being heard.

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Briefs or memoranda in support of or in opposition to any pending motion shall not exceed twentyfive (25) pages in length without leave of the judge who will hear the motion. No reply memorandum shall

exceed ten (10) pages without leave of the judge who will hear the motion.

2. The telephonic Mandatory Settlement Conference currently scheduled for July 28, 2010 is

VACATED and RESET for October 26, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. in the chambers of Magistrate Judge Nita L.

Stormes. Defendants’ counsel is responsible to coordinate Plaintiff’s telephonic appearance. Counsel or

any party representing himself or herself shall submit confidential settlement briefs directly to chambers no

later than October 19, 2010. All parties are ordered to read and to fully comply with the attached

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE PROCEDURES.

3. The parties must comply with the pretrial disclosure requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3) no

later than November 12, 2010. The parties should consult Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3) for the substance of the

required disclosures.

4. No Memoranda of Contentions of Fact and Law are to be filed unless so ordered by the

Court.

5. Counsel shall meet and confer on or before November 19, 2010. At this meeting, counsel

shall discuss and attempt to enter into stipulations and agreements resulting in simplification of the triable

issues. Counsel shall exchange copies and/or display all exhibits other than those to be used for

impeachment, lists of witnesses and their addresses including experts who will be called to testify, and

written contentions of applicable facts and law. Counsel shall cooperate in the preparation of the proposed

final pretrial conference order.

6. The proposed final pretrial conference order, including written objections, if any, to any

party's Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3) pretrial disclosures, shall be prepared, served, and submitted to the Clerk's

Office on or before December 3, 2010. Any objections shall comply with the requirements of Fed. R. Civ.

P. 26(a)(3). Please be advised that the failure to file written objections to a party's pretrial disclosures

may result in the waiver of such objections, with the exception of those made pursuant to Rules 402

(relevance) and 403 (prejudice, confusion or waste of time) of the Federal Rules of Evidence.

7. The final pretrial conference is scheduled on the calendar of the Honorable Dana M. Sabraw

on December 10, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. The trial is scheduled to commence on January 10, 2011 at 9:00 a.m.

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8. The dates and times set forth herein will not be modified except for good cause shown.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: June 21, 2010

Hon. Nita L. Stormes

U.S. Magistrate Judge

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CHAMBERS OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE NITA L. STORMES

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE PROCEDURES

 

ATTENDANCE: All parties, adjusters for insured defendants, and other representatives of a party having full

and complete authority to enter into a binding settlement, and the principal attorneys responsible for the

litigation, must be present and legally and factually prepared to discuss settlement of the case. Full authority

to settle means that the individuals at the settlement conference be authorized to fully explore settlement options

and to agree at that time to any settlement terms acceptable to the parties. Heileman Brewing Co., Inc. v. Joseph

Oat Corp., 871 F.2d 648, 653 (7th Cir. 1989). The person needs to have “unfettered discretion and authority”

to change the settlement position of a party. Pitman v. Brinker Int’l, Inc., 216 F.R.D. 481, 485-486 (D. Ariz.

2003). One of the purposes of requiring a person with unlimited settlement authority to attend the conference

is that the person’s view of the case may be altered during the face-to-face conference. Pitman, 216 F.R.D. at

486. Limited or sum certain authority is not adequate. Nick v. Morgan’s Foods, Inc., 270 F.3d 590, 595-597

(8th Cir. 2001). Failure of any of the aforementioned to appear in person will result in the imposition of

sanctions. Where settlement authority rests with a governing body, counsel shall propose special arrangements

in advance for securing timely authority to settle. 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE BRIEFS: All parties are required to lodge a confidential settlement brief prior to

the Settlement Conference. Please refer to the Court’s order for the date by which the brief is due. Settlement

briefs should not exceed ten (10) pages in length, double spaced, exclusive of exhibits, if any. Copies of all

documents that might enhance the productivity of negotiations (e.g., contracts, key correspondence or memos,

reports of experts, photos, medical bills, wage loss statements, selected pages from deposition transcripts or

responses to other discovery) should be attached as exhibits to the settlement briefs with significant portions

highlighted for easy reference. Parties may also attach as exhibits helpful judicial opinions and information

about the settlement or judgment value of comparable cases.

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IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE INFORMATION, EACH BRIEF

SHALL SET FORTH AT A MINIMUM, THE FOLLOWING

“REQUIRED” CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION:

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(1) A brief analysis of the key issues involved in the litigation;

(2) A description of the strongest and weakest legal and factual points in the party’s case;

(3) A description of the strongest and weakest legal and factual points in the opponent’s

case;

(4) The status of any settlement negotiations, including the last settlement proposal made by

each party; and 

(5) The settlement proposal that the party is willing to make in order to conclude the matter

and spare the further expense of litigation.

Parties should hand deliver, mail, or electronically mail [efile_stormes@casd.uscourts.gov] the original

only of settlement briefs directly to chambers. FAX briefs will not be accepted. Settlement briefs are

confidential and shall not be served on opposing parties nor shall they be filed with the Clerk of the

Court.

 

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