Opinion
20-CV-330 (SDA)
10-06-2021
LINDA CROSBY, as Administrator of the Estate of Linda Crosby, deceased, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant.
ORDER SCHEDULING CONTINUED SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
BARBARA MOSES, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The Court will conduct a continued settlement conference on October 22, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., by telephone conference call. Only counsel need participate. At that time, they should dial (888) 557-8511, enter the access code 7746387#, and enter the additional security code that chambers will email to counsel in advance of the conference.
The parties are directed to meet and confer in good faith at least once in advance of the conference, and submit a confidential joint settlement update letter, emailed to Moses_NYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov, no later than October 20, 2021, providing the Court with (a) any updates on the parties' positions and (b) any key items of evidence (limited to two per side) that the parties believe are particularly relevant to settlement.
SO ORDERED.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM-SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
Counsel of record for each party must complete and sign this form and email it to the Court at Moses_NYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov, with copies sent simultaneously to all other parties, no later than one week (seven calendar days) before the parties' scheduled settlement conference.
Name of Case: ___
Docket No.: ___ Date of Sett. Conference: ___
Name of Party Submitting this Form: ___ [ ] Pltf. [ ] Def.
1. Acknowledgment by Counsel. I am lead trial counsel for the party listed above. I acknowledge my obligation to attend the settlement conference in this action by telephone, accompanied by my client (if the client is a natural person), or by a client representative (if the client is a non-natural person) who is a decision-maker with knowledge of the case and responsibility for determining the amount of any ultimate settlement. I further acknowledge that if insurance carrier approval, consent, or funding is required for my client to settle this action, a representative of each relevant carrier, who is a decision-maker with knowledge of the case and responsibility for determining the amount of any ultimate settlement (or the carrier's portion thereof) must attend the conference.
2. Client Attendance.* Check one box:
[ ] My client is a natural person. My client will attend the settlement conference by telephone.
[ ] My client is a corporation, union, agency or other non-natural person. The following individual will attend the settlement conference by telephone as a representative of my client:
Name: ___
Title: ___
3. Carrier Attendance. Check one box:
If you represent more than one party or require approval from more than one carrier you must submit attendance information for all clients and carriers.
[ ] No insurance carrier approval is required for my client to settle this case.
[ ] The following individual will attend the settlement conference by telephone as a representative of the following insurance carrier:
Name: ___
Title/Name of Carrier: ___