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06cv2281-H (BLM)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ERIC REIN,
Plaintiff,
v.
HILTI, INC.; and DOES 1-30,
inclusive,
Defendants.
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Case No. 06cv2281-H (BLM)
NOTICE AND ORDER SETTING EARLY
NEUTRAL EVALUATION CONFERENCE
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that an Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE) of your
case will be held on November 20, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. in the chambers of
the Honorable Barbara L. Major, United States Magistrate Judge, located
at 940 Front Street, Suite 5140, San Diego, California, 92101.
The following are mandatory guidelines for the parties preparing
for the Early Neutral Evaluation Conference.
1.
Purpose of Conference: The purpose of the ENE is to permit
an informal discussion between the attorneys, parties, and the
settlement judge of every aspect of the lawsuit in an effort to achieve
an early resolution of the case. All conference discussions will be
informal, off the record, privileged, and confidential. Counsel for any
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1 "Full settlement authority" means that the individuals at the settlement
conference must be authorized to explore settlement options fully and to agree at that
time to any settlement terms acceptable to the parties. Heileman Brewing Co. v. Joseph
Oat Corp., 871 F.2d 648, 653 (7th Cir. 1989). The person needs to have "unfettered
discretion and authority" to change the settlement position of a party. Pitman v.
Brinker Int'l, Inc., 216 F.R.D. 481, 485-86 (D. Ariz. 2003). The purpose of requiring
a person with unlimited settlement authority to attend the conference contemplates that
the person's view of the case may be altered during the face to face conference. Id.
at 486. A limited or a sum certai