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USA v. 2001 Corinne Miesfeld

United States District Court, S.D. California
Nov 14, 2006
No. 06-1015-L(LSP) (S.D. Cal. Nov. 14, 2006)

Opinion

No. 06-1015-L(LSP).

November 14, 2006


ENE held. Further Settlement Conference to be held on December 19, 2006 at 9:00 AM.

All parties or their representatives who have authority to enter into a binding settlement, in addition to the attorneys participating in the litigation, shall be present at the conference.

"Full authority to settle" means that the individuals at the settlement conference must be authorized to fully explore settlement options and to agree at that time to any settlement terms acceptable to the parties. Heileman Brewing Co., Inc. v. Joseph Oat Corp., 871 F.2d 648 (7th Cir. 1989). The person needs to have "unfettered discretion and authority" to change the settlement position of a party. Pitman v. Brinker Intl., Inc., 216 F.R.D. 481, 485-486 (D. Ariz. 2003). The purpose of requiring a person with unlimited settlement authority to attend the conference includes that the person's view of the case may be altered during the face to face conference. Id. at 486. A limited or a sum certain of authority is not adequate. Nick v. Morgan's Foods, Inc., 270 F.3d 590 (8th Cir. 2001).


Summaries of

USA v. 2001 Corinne Miesfeld

United States District Court, S.D. California
Nov 14, 2006
No. 06-1015-L(LSP) (S.D. Cal. Nov. 14, 2006)
Case details for

USA v. 2001 Corinne Miesfeld

Case Details

Full title:USA, v. 2001 CORINNE MIESFELD

Court:United States District Court, S.D. California

Date published: Nov 14, 2006

Citations

No. 06-1015-L(LSP) (S.D. Cal. Nov. 14, 2006)