ORDER AFTER SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

GREGORY G. HOLLOWS, Magistrate Judge.

On August 11, 2016, the parties met in settlement conference with the undersigned and resolved to settle this litigation prior to trial. The principal terms of the settlement were set forth on the record. As part of the settlement agreement, the parties were to file by August 31, 2016, a stipulated order concisely setting forth all aspects of the settlement agreement.

As set forth on the record, and as one of the agreed upon principles, the parties desired the court to retain jurisdiction for four years to resolve any disputes which might arise in the performance of the settlement agreement. The parties further agreed to have the undersigned resolve any disputes which might occur in the performance of the settlement agreement, and that such resolution would be final, i.e., no right of appeal of the undersigned's resolution would exist.

In order to implement an efficient dispute resolution process, and in order to effect Congressional intent, as well as the local Rules, Eastern District of California, that alternative dispute procedures be utilized to the maximum extent feasible in lieu of formal litigation, and subject to further refinement by the parties in the stipulated order approved by the undersigned, the undersigned desires that the parties agree to include the following language in the stipulated order of settlement:

1. The parties have agreed that the undersigned preside in this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C section 636(c). Appropriate consent forms will be filed prior to the dismissal of this lawsuit.

2. Upon notification by a party that a dispute material to the performance of the settlement agreement has arisen, and cannot be resolved by meet and conferring by the parties, the undersigned shall set a settlement conference at the earliest available opportunity;

3. The parties agree that they will waive any disqualification of the undersigned to sit as the settlement judge;

4. The parties agree that the settlement conference will be in lieu of any formal litigation before the undersigned;

5. The format of the settlement conference may, without limitation, include any of the following: informal conference, briefing of disputes, hearings, mini-trials, or other accepted practices in the conduct of settlement conferences; the undersigned, after consideration of the parties' requests, will decide which process is best designed to resolve any dispute, and, in the absence of agreement by the parties, the undersigned will resolve the dispute;

6. The parties expressly waive any right to jury trial or appeal with respect to the conduct of the above referenced settlement process, and decisions made in accordance therewith.

IT IS SO ORDERED.