Opinion
CV421-282
06-03-2022
DOUGLASS WATSON, and SUSAN WATSON, Plaintiffs, v. JO HOLDER, and GREGORY BLAKE, Defendants.
ORDER
CHRISTOPHER L. RAY UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE.
Before the Court is the parties' Joint Motion to Request a Court-Directed Settlement Conference and Extension of Time to File Responses to Motions. Doc. 30. The parties request a court-directed settlement conference with the undersigned. Id. at 1. That request is GRANTED, doc. 30; however, the undersigned is unavailable to conduct a settlement conference on the parties' proposed dates. See id. at 2. The parties are DIRECTED to submit a joint notice within 7 days from the date of entry of this Order indicating which of the following dates they are available to attend an in-person settlement conference in Savannah, GA beginning at 9:00 A.M.:
The joint motion states that “Plaintiff's counsel has agreed that the insurer for the Defendant can appear via Zoom or other video conferencing means.” Doc. 30 at 2. All participants, however, must attend in-person.
• Monday, July 11, 2022
• Wednesday, July 20, 2022
• Friday, July 29, 2022
• Monday, August 8, 2022
• Tuesday, August 9, 2022
If the parties are available to attend on more than one of those dates, the joint notice must indicate each date they are available.
Finally, the parties request that the Court extend their deadlines to respond to “all motion[s]”, docs. 28 & 29, to 10 days after the settlement conference. Doc. 30 at 2. The Court STAYS the parties' response deadlines pending the scheduling of a settlement conference.
SO ORDERED.