Opinion
19-CV-502 (KPF) (RWL)
06-09-2021
ESTEBAN FLORES BARRETO PELON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. GABI OPERATING CORP. et al., Defendants.
ORDER
ROBERT W. LEHRBURGER, United States Magistrate Judge.
On June 8, 2021, the Court held a settlement conference with the parties. Another settlement conference will take place as follows.
1. Plaintiff counsel and defense counsel shall meet and confer so as to provide Defendant with assurance regarding each Plaintiff's status and involvement in the case.
2. Due to current pandemic conditions, the Court cannot hold a settlement conference at the Courthouse with 31 plaintiffs or even half of that number. Accordingly, the next settlement conference shall take place at the Courthouse with the following Plaintiffs required to be present: Juan Pablo Barretto Anzures; Hector Pilego; Esteban Flores Barretto Pelon; Enrique Balderas; Francisco Flores Barreto (without prejudice to making a request to appear remotely upon suitable assurances of negotiating in good faith); Dagoberto Flores Barretto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any plaintiff who agrees to accept the settlement offer currently pending from defendants and confirms so to defense counsel in writing need not appear. The parties shall meet and confer as to the best way to proceed with respect to the other 25 defendants and jointly file their proposal(s) in that regard by June 16, 2021.
3. The parties shall cooperate with my Courtroom Deputy to schedule the settlement conference.
4. No later than three days before the settlement conference, the parties shall submit to the Court (a) a joint status report, and (b) any additional or updated ex parte information they wish to provide.
5. No later than June 15, 2021, plaintiffs shall submit to the Court a schedule including at least the following information: (a) the name of each plaintiff, (b) the most recent demand and offer for each respective plaintiff, and (c) any previous demands and offers for each respective plaintiff to the extent that information is readily accessible. Before submitting the schedule, plaintiff counsel shall meet and confer with defense counsel as to the accuracy of the information contained in the schedule.
SO ORDERED.