Free Order - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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Case 2:03-cv-02006-SRB Document 116 Filed 01/09/2006 Page 1 of 2

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

United States of America, Plaintiff, vs. 192.019 Acres of Land, et al., Defendants.

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No. CIV 03-2006-PHX-SRB ORDER

In that this matter is now set to proceed with settlement conference; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that said conference shall be scheduled for Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at 10:00 a.m., U. S. District Court, 123 North San Francisco Street, Suite 200, Flagstaff, Arizona. Unless otherwise permitted in advance by the Court, counsel shall appear at the settlement conference with the parties or with the person or persons having full authority to settle the case. That at least five (5) court days before the settlement conference, the parties shall lodge directly with the Magistrate Judge a settlement conference statement. The settlement conference statement should be delivered directly to the Magistrate and should not be filed with the Clerk of the Court. Copies of the settlement conference statement shall not be served upon the other parties or counsel and the Court or its personnel shall not permit other

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parties or counsel to have access to these statements. The settlement conference statement shall include the following: 1. A brief statement of the facts of the case. 2. A brief statement of the claims and defenses, i.e., statutory or other grounds upon which the claims are founded; a forthright evaluation of the parties' likelihood of prevailing on the claims and defenses; and a description of the major issues in dispute. 3. A summary of the proceedings to date including rulings on motions and motions outstanding. 4. An estimate of the cost and time to be expended for further discovery, pretrial and trial. 5. A brief statement of the facts and issues upon which the parties agree. 6. Whether there are any discrete issues which, if resolved, would aid in the disposition of the case. 7. The relief sought. 8. The party's position on settlement, including present demands and offers and history of past settlement discussions, offers and demands. DATED this 9th day of January, 2006.

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