Opinion
21-cv-1985-H-BLM
05-17-2024
ANDREW WHALEY and MAGDALENA WHALEY, Plaintiffs, v. MERCK & CO., INC., MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP., and DOES 1-100, inclusive, Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING IN PART JOINT MOTION TO CONTINUE MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
Hon. Barbara L. Major United States Magistrate Judge
The Court, having considered the parties' Joint Motion to Continue the Mandatory Settlement Conference Set for May 22, 2024, and for good cause appearing, hereby GRANTS IN PART the Motion.
1. The May 22, 2024 Mandatory Settlement Conference is VACATED.
2. The Court sets an attorneys-only Case Management Conference to be held on July 29, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. via telephone with Magistrate Judge Barbara L. Major.
3. No later than July 17, 2024, counsel for each party must send an email to the Court at efile_Major@casd.uscourts.gov with the information requested in Section 6.f. of the Court's Amended Scheduling Order Setting Trial Date (Doc. No. 56).
4. No later than July 17, 2024, the parties shall submit directly to Magistrate Judge Major's chambers (efile_major@casd.uscourts.gov) confidential settlement statements no more than ten (10) pages in length. These confidential statements shall not be filed or served on opposing counsel.
5. All other requirements pertaining to the Mandatory Settlement Conference set forth in the Court's Amended Scheduling Order Setting Trial Date (Doc. No. 56) remain in effect.
IT IS SO ORDERED.