Opinion
Case No. 1:12cv227
03-04-2013
Rachel Pearson Plaintiff, v. Autolicious Sales & Service, Inc., et al., Defendant.
(J. Beckwith ; M.J Litkovitz)
ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
This case is hereby set for settlement conference on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 1:00 pm, at the Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse, 100 E. 5th Street, Room 716, Cincinnati, Ohio. The undersigned U.S. Magistrate Judge will serve as the facilitator of the settlement conference. At least 21 days prior to the Settlement Conference plaintiff shall submit a demand to defendant. Defendant shall have 7 days to respond with an offer.
Not later than noon, April 18, 2013, each party shall submit to the Magistrate Judge only, and without formal filing with the Clerk, a confidential letter of five pages or less regarding potential settlement, including a statement of the strengths and weaknesses of the case, an assessment of liability and damages, a summary of prior settlement negotiations, if any, and a proposal as to how to settle this case now. These letters will be maintained by the Court separate and apart from the case file, and may be delivered by fax (513-564-7691) or email (litkovitz_chambers@ohsd.uscourts.gov).
Throughout the entirety of this settlement conference, party representatives with complete authority to negotiate a settlement of the case shall be present.
Pursuant to S. D. Ohio Civ. R. 16.3(c), all statements made by the parties relating to the substance or merits of claims or defenses made in the case, whether written or oral, made for the first time during the settlement conference or in the settlement conference statements required above shall be kept confidential by the Court, the parties, and counsel and shall not be admissible in evidence for any reason during the trial of this case.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Karen L. Litkovitz
United States Magistrate Judge