Free Order - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

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DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT V*jg ,Z. *
LISA STOCKING, j . ~»Ie§j Q? ]*Eg
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JUDICIAL MARSHAL SERVICE OF ; lfwM11M\N I
THE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, :
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, :
Defendant. :
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CALENDAR AND SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE ORDER I
This case is scheduled for a settlement conference with the 1
undersigned on December 2, 2003 at 1:00 p.m. at her chambers at
450 Main Street, Room 262, Hartford, Connecticut. The parties
should be prepared to spend the entire remainder of the day in 1
the settlement conference.
The parties are ordered to be present at the conference. If
a party is a legal entity, not an individual, a representative of
the party who is fully authorized to decide all matters
pertaining to the case shall be present at the conference. The
court will not hold a settlement conference without all parties
present. Availability of a party by phone is not permitted
without court authorization. In cases where a party requires
authority from an insurer to settle the case, the party shall
ensure that an insurance company representative with full 1
authority to settle the case is present at the conference. For a
plaintiff, "full authority" means final authority to dismiss the y
case with prejudice, and to accept in settlement an amount or _
terms down to the defendant's last offer. For a defendant, "full 1
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l authority" means final authority to commit a defendant to pay, in
the representativefs own discretion, a settlement amount up to
- the plaintiff's prayer or the plaintiff's last demand, whichever l
is lower. The purpose of this requirement is to have in `
attendance a person with both the authority and independence to Q
settle the case during the settlement conference without {
consulting anyone not present. The requirement that parties
personally appear is intended to increase the efficiency and
effectiveness of the settlement conference. FAILURE OF A PARTY Q
TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE
MAY RESULT IN THE IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.
Settlement conferences are often unproductive unless the
parties have exchanged offers and demands before the conference
and made a serious effort to settle the case on their own.
Therefore, not less than 14 days before the conference, the
plaintiff's counsel shall serve a settlement demand upon counsel I
for the defendant. The demand shall be accompanied by the I
plaintiff's analysis of damages. If the defendant disagrees with
the plaintiff's calculation of damages, the defendant's counsel
shall respond to the plaintiff's analysis not later than 7
working days before the conference. The parties shall submit to i
the court, with their confidential memoranda, the damage analyses §
that they have exchanged with one another. The defendant is E
encouraged to make a settlement offer prior to the settlement i
conference.
Not later than five (5) working days prior to the conference y
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counsel shall submit to the yundersigned an gg narge, confidential
i`. conference memorandum. The memorandum shall be double spaced and
shall not exceed 20 pages. The memorandum shall set forth the é
legal elements of the claims and defenses made, the factual basis i
for the claims and defenses, the discovery anticipated, the time R
required for the anticipated discovery, the substantive motions E
contemplated, and the amount and nature of any demands and/or E
offers made to date. The plaintiff's counsel shall attach a copy I
of the complaint to the plaintiff's eg parte memorandum. Counsel \
must approach this conference in good faith and with all the
preparation necessary to resolve the case. {
Any requests pertaining to the conference shall be made to i
the chambers of the undersigned in writing, or by telephone
confirmed in writing, no later than 10 days from the date of this E
order. Any counsel requesting continuances, which will be R
considered only for good cause clearly shown, shall consult with
all opposing counsel before making the request and, in the event
of a continuance, shall notify all parties of the new date and
time.
SO ORDERED this _é§j4day of October, 2003 at Hartford,
Connecticut. A
no A F. MARTINEZ .§
UNITED STATES IVIAGISTRATE JUDGE I
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