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Parties Involved:
Infmetry LLC
Counter Defendant
Message In A Bottle, Inc.
Counter Claimant

Document Text:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

INFMETRY LLC, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE, INC. 

Defendant. 

Case No. 1:22-cv-01075-DJC-JDP 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE ORDER 

Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson will hold a settlement conference on December 5, 

2024, at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom. The court expects that 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 as far in 

advance of the settlement conference as possible. Unless otherwise specifically authorized by the 

court in advance of the settlement conference, the following individuals must participate in the 

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

(3) individuals with full authority to negotiate and settle the case, on any terms. 

 No later than November 21, 2024, each party must submit to Judge Peterson’s chambers 

at jdporders@caed.uscourts.gov a written mediation statement and simultaneously transmit the 

mediation statement to all other parties. These statements should not be filed on the docket. 

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Please see attached letter for guidance regarding the content of such statements. 

Judge Peterson will hold a short, pre-settlement conference telephonic discussion on 

November 27, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. (dial-in number: 1-888-557-8511; passcode: 1273468). Only 

the lead attorney from each side1 should participate. At Judge Peterson’s discretion, the joint 

telephonic discussion may be followed by private telephonic discussions between the judge and 

each party. 

The parties are required to exchange settlement proposals prior to the settlement 

conference. Specifically, the undersigned orders plaintiff to convey a written settlement demand, 

accompanied by a brief explanation thereof, to defendant(s) prior to submitting the written 

mediation statement. Defendant(s) is ordered to convey a written offer to plaintiff, accompanied 

by a brief explanation thereof, prior to the pre-settlement conference telephonic discussion. 

In accordance with the above, it is hereby ORDERED that: 

1. A settlement conference is set before Magistrate Judge Peterson on December 5, 2024, 

at 10:00 a.m. 

2. No later than November 21, 2024, each party must submit a mediation statement to 

Magistrate Judge Peterson and all other parties. 

3. A pre-settlement conference telephone discussion is set before Magistrate Judge 

Peterson on November 27, 2024 at 11:30 a.m. 

Dated: October 31, 2024 

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 The court expects that the attorneys participating in the telephone discussion will also 

participate in the settlement conference. 

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