Filed: Jun. 04, 2013
Latest Update: Jun. 04, 2013
Summary: STIPULATION AND (PROPOSED) ORDER VACATING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE MARIA-ELENA JAMES, Magistrate Judge. The parties stipulate to an order vacating the settlement conference set for June 18, 2013 in this matter. RECITALS A. On February 25, 2013, this Court filed its Notice of Continuance of Settlement Conference, re-setting the settlement conference date for June 18, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. (Dkt. 31.) B. On March 28, 2013, defendants filed a motion for summary judgment. In the course of a tel
Summary: STIPULATION AND (PROPOSED) ORDER VACATING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE MARIA-ELENA JAMES, Magistrate Judge. The parties stipulate to an order vacating the settlement conference set for June 18, 2013 in this matter. RECITALS A. On February 25, 2013, this Court filed its Notice of Continuance of Settlement Conference, re-setting the settlement conference date for June 18, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. (Dkt. 31.) B. On March 28, 2013, defendants filed a motion for summary judgment. In the course of a tele..
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STIPULATION AND (PROPOSED) ORDER VACATING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
MARIA-ELENA JAMES, Magistrate Judge.
The parties stipulate to an order vacating the settlement conference set for June 18, 2013 in this matter.
RECITALS
A. On February 25, 2013, this Court filed its Notice of Continuance of Settlement Conference, re-setting the settlement conference date for June 18, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. (Dkt. 31.)
B. On March 28, 2013, defendants filed a motion for summary judgment. In the course of a telephone conference concerning that motion on June 3, 2013, among counsel and Magistrate Judge Beeler, after previous adjustments of the hearing date on defendants' motion, the Court reset the hearing date on the motion from June 6 to June 20, 2013. In discussing the issue of an approprieate hearing date, Judge Beeler raised the subject of the value and timing of the upcoming settlement conference. Plaintiff's counsel stated he was pessimistic that the settlement conference could lead to a resolution while the summary judgment motion remained to be heard. Defendant's counsel concurred.
C. Based on counsel's assessments, Judge Beeler agreed that it would be appropriate to seek an order by Judge James vacating the settlement conference, and authorized counsel to represent her view to Judge James.
D. Trial in this matter is set for September 16, 2013.
STIPULATION
In the interest of promoting economy and efficiency for the Court and the parties, and avoiding a settlement conference that the parties believe has little prospect of yielding a settlement, at least at this juncture, the parties stipulate to the entry of an order vacating the June 18, 2013 settlement conference, without prejudice to the right of either party to seek the setting of a settlement conference at a later date on which the Court is available, after the hearing on the pending summary judgment motion.
ORDER
Pursuant to the parties' stipulation, it is hereby ordered that the settlement conference scheduled for June 18, 2013 is VACATED, subject to the right of any party to request a rescheduled settlement conference after the hearing on the motion for summary judgment, and subject to the availability of a suitable date on the Court's calendar for a settlement conference.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
