UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

CASE NO. 20-23216-CIV-UNGARO/O’SULLIVAN

CARLOS TOLEDO,

Plaintiff,

v.

C4 PLANNING SOLUTIONS, LLC,

Defendant.

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ORDER SCHEDULING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

THIS MATTER is before the Court pursuant to an order of reference entered by

the Honorable Ursula Ungaro, United States District Judge, for a settlement conference

to be conducted by the undersigned, Chief United States Magistrate Judge John J.

O’Sullivan. As a result of the District Court’s Order of Referral, it is hereby ORDERED

AND ADJUDGED as follows:

1. A settlement conference in this matter is scheduled before the

undersigned for 10:00 A.M., Thursday, October 22, 2020. The parties

shall participate in the settlement conference set before the

undersigned using Zoom. The Court will email counsel the Zoom

meeting ID and password. ANY PARTY WHO DOES NOT SPEAK

ENGLISH MUST BRING A PROFESSIONAL INTERPRETER TO THE

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE. The plaintiff(s) and the defendant(s) may

not share an interpreter. 

2. The settlement conference shall be attended by all parties, corporate

representatives, and their counsel of record. All persons named as

individual parties shall be present and each entity shall have a party

representative(s) present with full authority to bind the party up to

and including the full amount claimed as damages plus any

applicable attorney’s fees and costs.

3. In the event that a monetary settlement would be payable from

proceeds of an insurance policy, a claims professional/

representative(s) from the party’s insurer with full and final authority

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to authorize payment to settle the matter up to the full limits of the

party’s policy(s), shall be present. Failure of a party representative

with full and final authority to make and accept offers of settlement

to attend this conference may result in the undersigned’s sua sponte

recommendation to the District Judge that sanctions be entered

against the offending party.

4. Telephonic attendance will not be considered without the undersigned’s

prior permission, and unless extraordinary circumstances exist.

5. The conference will not be continued absent extremely compelling

circumstances. Any motion for continuance shall provide dates and

times that are available for all parties.

6. The parties shall take note that in civil actions the Court does not provide

an interpreter for parties who do not speak English. In the event that a

party requires an interpreter, it shall be that party’s burden to provide one. 

The parties are further advised that laptop computers are not permitted in

the Federal Courthouse absent permission from the Office of the U.S.

Marshal.

7. The conference shall be conducted without a court reporter and will not be

tape recorded. All representations and statements made at the

conference shall remain confidential.

8. The parties are not required to submit any statements/documentation in

preparation for the conference.

9. Counsel shall remind their clients that they must bring proper

identification (ex. driver’s license) and that mobile phones are not

permitted inside the Courthouse.

10. In the event this matter settles prior to the conference, the parties shall

immediately advise the undersigned’s chambers.

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida, this 8th day of

September, 2020. 

 

 

JOHN J. O'SULLIVAN

CHIEF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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