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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN

SOUTHERN DIVISION

MINTO MIAH, Case No. 09-12310

Plaintiff, Denise Page Hood

United States District Judge

vs.

Michael Hluchaniuk

LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, et al., United States Magistrate Judge

Defendants.

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ORDER FOR SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

A settlement conference will be held before the court in Magistrate Judge

Hluchaniuk’s chambers, Room 112, 600 Church Street, Flint, MI, on 

Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. Directions to the Flint courthouse

are located on the Court’s website. See, www.mied.uscourts.gov.

The conference must be attended by an authorized representative of each

party, together with trial counsel for each party. An insured party need not attend

unless the settlement decision will be made in part by the insured. When the

settlement decision will be made in whole or part by an insurer, the insurer must

send a representative in person with full and complete authority to make settlement

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decisions. A corporate party must send an authorized representative with full and

complete authority to bind the company. A governmental entity must send an

authorized representative with full and complete authority to bind the

governmental entity. Failure to produce the appropriate person(s) at the conference

may result in an award of costs and attorney fees incurred by the other parties in

connection with the conference and/or other sanctions against the noncomplying

party and/or counsel.

At least 14 days prior to the conference, each party must submit a

confidential settlement statement to the Magistrate Judge. The settlement

statement will not become a part of the file of the case, but will be for the exclusive

use of the magistrate judge in preparing for and conducting the settlement

conference.

The settlement statement must contain a specific recitation of the facts, a

discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the case, the parties’ position on

settlement, including a present settlement proposal, and a report on settlement

efforts to date. If not already part of the court file, copies of any critical

agreements, business records, photographs or other documents or exhibits must be

attached to the settlement statement. The settlement statement should not be more

than five pages in length and should contain enough information to be useful to the

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Magistrate Judge in analyzing the factual and legal issues in the case. The parties

are directed to be candid in their statements.

The settlement statement must not be filed with the clerk, but must be

delivered to the Magistrate Judge either via fax to 810-341-7854 OR e-mail

(darlene_chubb@mied.uscourts.gov AND angela_brown@mied.uscourts.gov). 

Copies of the settlement statement must not be provided to the other parties in the

case.

Counsel are directed to confer with their clients in advance of the conference

to explore the party’s settlement position, and the parties are encouraged to

exchange settlement proposals prior to the conference. These steps will enable the

conference to progress more expeditiously.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/Michael Hluchaniuk 

Date: September 17, 2009 Michael Hluchaniuk

United States Magistrate Judge

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that on September 17, 2009, I electronically filed the foregoing

paper with the Clerk of the Court using the ECF system, which will send electronic

notification to the following: Phillip D. Hickey and Brian A. Nettleingham.

s/Darlene Chubb 

Judicial Assistant

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