UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN

SOUTHERN DIVISION

Adil Shafi, 

Counter-Plaintiff/ Third

Party Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 09-10454

District Judge Victoria A. Roberts

-v- Magistrate Judge Laurie J. Michelson

Frederick Weidinger, et al.

Counter-Defendants/Third 

Party Defendants,

AND

Robotic Visions Technologies, LLC., et al. Civil Action No. 11-12909

Plaintiffs, District Judge Victoria A. Roberts

Magistrate Judge Laurie J. Michelson

-vAdil Shafi,

Defendant.

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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

By an Order of Reference (D/E #131/#20), a settlement conference will be held in the

Theodore Levin United States Courthouse, 231 W. Lafayette Blvd., Detroit, MI 48226, Room 648

before Magistrate Judge Laurie J. Michelson on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 10:00 a.m..

The conference shall be attended by an authorized representative of each party with full and

complete authority to make settlement decisions, together with trial counsel for each party. The

insured party need not attend unless the settlement decision will be made in part by the insured. A

corporate party shall send a representative with full and complete authority to bind the company.

A governmental entity shall send a representative authorized to act on its behalf. 

At least seven (7) days prior to the conference, each party shall submit a confidential

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Settlement Statement to me. The settlement statement will not become part of the file of this case,

rather, it is for my exclusive use in preparing for and conducting the settlement conference. 

The Settlement Statement shall recite the key facts and law, discuss the strengths and

weaknesses of each party’s case, the parties’ position on settlement and the settlement efforts to date.

If not readily accessible as an exhibit to a previously filed motion, copies of any agreements,

business records, photographs, or other documents critical to the understanding of this case shall be

attached to the Settlement Statement. Exclusive of attachments, the Settlement Statement shall not

exceed five (5) pages. The parties are directed to be candid in their statements and to provide me

with sufficient detail to analyze the factual and legal issues in this case.

The Settlement Statement shall not be electronically filed or otherwise docketed. Rather,

it should be hand-delivered or mailed to: Magistrate Judge Laurie Michelson, Theodore Levin

United States Courthouse, 231 W. Lafayette Blvd., Detroit, MI 48226, Room 648. 

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

explore their settlement position. The parties are also encouraged to exchange settlement proposals

prior to the conference. 

s/Laurie J. Michelson 

LAURIE J. MICHELSON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Dated: September 17, 2012

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned certifies that a copy of the foregoing document was served on the attorneys

and/or parties of record by electronic means or U.S. Mail on September 17, 2012.

s/Jane Johnson 

Deputy Clerk

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