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Parties Involved:
M:Metrics, Inc.
Counter-claimant
Telephia, Inc.
Counter-defendant

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE NOTICE 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Telephia, Inc.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

M:Metrics, Inc.,

Defendants.

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No. C 06-3767 SBA (JL)

NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT

CONFERENCE AND SETTLEMENT

CONFERENCE ORDER

TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that this case has been referred for a Settlement

Conference before Magistrate Judge James Larson. The Settlement Conference shall take

place on Friday, May 23, 2008 at 10:00 a.m., in Judge Larson’s chambers, located at the

Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 15th Floor, San Francisco, California 94102. If

the court-ordered date presents problems for parties or counsel, counsel is to

contact Judge Larson’s chambers directly at (415) 522-2112.

Counsel who will try the case or other counsel responsible for the litigation shall

appear at the Settlement Conference with the parties. Any party who is not a natural

person shall be represented by an individual not directly involved in the events which give

rise to the litigation but with full authority to negotiate a settlement. If a party is a

governmental entity, its governing body shall designate one of its members or a senior

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executive to appear at the Settlement Conference and, if a proposed settlement agreement

is reached, to recommend the agreement to the governmental entity for its approval. An

insured party shall appear with a representative of the carrier with full authority to negotiate

up to the limits of coverage.

Personal attendance will rarely be excused by the Court, and only for substantial

hardship. A written application to be available by telephone rather than in person shall be

served on opposing counsel and lodged with the judge, along with the Settlement

Conference Statement.

Only upon written showing of good cause, submitted at least seven calendar days

prior to the settlement conference, will the Court excuse a party or Counsel from mandatory

attendance of the settlement conference. Parties or Counsel may be excused from

attending the settlement conference only upon written authorization from Judge Larson.

Parties or counsel who fail to attend the settlement conference, and where absence

is not authorized by Judge Larson, will be subject to sanctions, pursuant to Federal Rule of

Civil Procedure 16(f).

At least seven (7) calendar days before the Settlement conference the parties

shall deliver directly to the magistrate judge two copies of a Confidential Settlement

Conference Statement which should be lodged with chambers and should not be

filed with the Clerk of the Court or served upon other parties.

The Confidential Settlement Conference Statement shall be as brief as possible and

should rarely exceed 10 pages. It shall include the following:

1. A statement of the facts of the case.

2. A statement of the claims and defenses including, but not limited to, statutory

or other grounds upon which the claims are founded, a forthright evaluation of the parties’

likelihood of prevailing on the claims and defenses and a description of the major issues in

dispute.

3. A summary of the proceedings to date.

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4. An estimate of the cost and time to be expended for further discovery, pretrial

and trial.

5. The relief sought.

6. The party’s position on settlement, including a history of past settlement

discussions as well as present demands and offers.

7. If there have been no prior discussions, plaintiff must serve a demand letter

outlining its theories for recovery, supporting facts and damages in writing before the

conference, and defendant must respond in writing before the conference.

If the case involves any claims for injunctive relief, the parties must meet and confer

before the scheduled Settlement Conference in order to resolve as many issues as

possible. Results of the meet and confer must be included in the Settlement Conference

Statement. Failure to comply with these pre-conditions will result in forfeiture of the

Settlement Conference date.

Any request to continue the settlement conference shall be submitted in

writing after consultation with the opposing party. Submission by facsimile is

acceptable at facsimile number (415) 522-2140.

The parties shall notify Magistrate Judge Larson’s chambers immediately if this case

settles prior to the date set for settlement conference.

DATED: March 7, 2008

 __________________________________ JAMES LARSON

 Chief Magistrate Judge

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