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Plaintiff, E i `fJ"_I._Z“.`“l§I
v. E CASE NO.E3: 3CV350 (ART);TI"idl
RITZ REALTY, ET AL, ; g I
Defendants. E E E
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CALENDAR AND SETTLEMENT CONFERE CE OÂ¥DER I
This case is scheduled for a settlemeni co ference with the I
undersigned on January 7, 2004 at 2:00 p.m.iat er chambers at
450 Main Street, Room 262, Hartford, Conneciicu . Those in I
attendance at the conference should be prepared to spend the I
remainder of the day at the settlement confdren e. i
I. PARTIES WITH FULL AUTHORITY MUST ATIEND. The parties are
hereby ORDERED to be present at the conference. If a party is a
legal entity, not an individual, a represendati e of the party
who is fully authorized to decide all matteés p rtaining to the
case shall be present at the conference. Tde c urt will not hold I
a settlement conference without all partiesépre ent. A party may i
not participate by phone without express, advan e approval by the i
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court. In cases where a party requires authority from an insurer i
to settle the case, the party shall ensure dhataam insurance
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company representative with full authority no s ttle the case is
present at the conference. For a plaintiffi "fill authority"
means final authority to dismiss the case with Irejudice, and to
accept in settlement an amount or terms dowi to the defendant's
last offer. For a defendant, "full authoriiy" eans final
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authority to commit a defendant to pay, in the representative's
own discretion, a settlement amount up to the laintiff‘s prayer
or the plaintiff's last demand, whichever is l wer. The purpose
of this requirement is to have in attendance a person with both I
the authority and independence to settle the case during the
settlement conference without consulting anyone not present. The I
requirement that parties personally appear is i tended to I
increase the efficiency and effectiveness of th settlement I
conference. Failure of a party with full a tho i_ to ettle the
gage to attend the conference may result ingthe imposition of I
sanctions. I g
II. EXCHANGE OF OFFERS AND DEMANDS. Sdttl ment conferences I
are often unproductive unless the parties hgve xchanged offers i
and demands before the conference and made { se ious effort to
settle the case on their own. Therefore, ndt 1 ss than 14 days
before the conference, the plaintiff‘s counéel hall serve a I
settlement demand upon counsel for the defdnda t. The demand I
shall be accompanied by the plaintiff's anahysi of damages. If I
the defendant disagrees with the plaintiff'§ ca culation of
damages, the defendant's counsel shall respdnd o the plaintiff's
analysis not later than 7 working days befoée t e conference.
The defendant is encouraged to make a settlémen offer prior to i
the settlement conference. g i
III. CONFERENCE MEMORANDA. Not later dhan five (5) working I
days prior to the conference counsel shall %ubm't to chambers of I
the undersigned an eg parte, confidential cénfe ence memorandum. I
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The memorandum shall be double spaced in nogless than 12 point g
font and shall not exceed 20 pages. It shall i clude the Q
following: (A) a list of the claims and defense ; (B) the legal i
elements of the claims and defenses; (C) thd ev'dence in support g
of the claims and defenses; (D) a damages adaly is; (E) a E
discussion of the strengths and weaknesses df t e case; (F) the i
status of the case, including the discoverygrem ining and
substantive motions filed or contemplated; %nd (G) settlement
negotiations to date. The plaintiff's coundel =hall attach a 3
copy of the complaint to the plaintiff's eg barne memorandum. Q
IV. REQUESTS PERTAINING TO THE CONFERENEE. Any requests \
pertaining to the conference shall be made th tne-chambers of the Q
undersigned in writing, or by telephone confbrmwd in writing, no E
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later than 10 days from the date of this ordér. any counsel i
requesting continuances, which will be consiperwd only for good i
cause shown, shall consult with all opposingéco nsel before i
making the request and, in the event of a cohti uance, shall Q
notify all parties of the new date and time.g E
SO ORDERED this Qigf day of December, ZPO3 at Hartford, Q
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