Free Scheduling Order - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

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BENJAMIN QUINONES, JR., :
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ALENDAR AND STATUS/SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE ORDER
The bove cases are scheduled for a settlement conference with the Honorable William I.
Gariinkel, nited States Magistrate Judge on December 5, 2003 at 2:30 pm. at the United States
District Cou , 915 Lafayette Blvd., Room 429, Bridgeport, CT. Local counsel shall notify any prgggz I
yig:__e_ counsel of the date and time of the conference. `
The urpose of the conference is to give the parties the opportunity to consider settlement
before addit onal expense, attorneys’ fees and other resources are expended. In their representation of i
clients and lfillment of obligations to the Court, counsel must approach this conference in good faith
and with the preparation necessary to resolve the issues inthe case.
The arties are hereby ordered to be present at the conference. lf a party is a legal entity,
not an indiv`dual, a representative ofthe party who is fully authorized to decide all matters pertaining
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to the case sh ll be present at the conference. The Court will not hold a settlement conference without
all parties pre ent. Availability ofa party by phone is not pennitted without the authorization of the
Court. In cas s where a party requires authority from an insurer to settle the case, the party shall l
ensure that an insurance company representative with full authority to settle the case is present at the
conference. F ilure of a party with full authority to settle the case to attend the conference may result l
in the impositi n of sanctions. The parties should be prepared to spend the entire day in the settlement
conference.
Not la er than five (5) days prior to the conference counsel shall submit to the Magistrate l
Judge, an gg te, confidential conference memorandum. The memorandum shall set forth the legal
elements of th claims and defenses made, the factual basis for the claims and defenses, the discovery i
anticipated, th time required for the anticipated discovery, the substantive motions contemplated, and I
the amount an 1 nature of any demands and/or offers made to date. Counsel shall be prepared to
discuss a reas nable resolution of the case consistent with its merits. Any requests pertaining to the
conference sh ll be made to the Chambers ofthe Magistrate Judge in writing, or by telephone and
confirmed in riting. Any counsel requesting continuances, which will be considered only for good
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cause clearly s own, shall consult with counsel for all other parties before making the request and, in
the event of a ontinuance, shall notify all parties of the new date and time.
lf the c ses are resolved after the issuance of this order, the parties shall contact Judge
Gartinlcefs Cl ambers before the date of the settlement conference to advise the Court of the existence
ofthe settle1ne it.
SO O DERED this__l_2@_day of November 2003 at Bridgeport, Connecticut. 5

William I. Gar mke
United States Magistrate Judge
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