Free Declaration in Support - District Court of California - California

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Q Q We, Aggkg, 9 énmu. A E SLI ggdguz ¢< , are the defendants in this case and apply for
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l. REPRESENTATION. We are not represented by an attorney and no attorney has made an
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appearance for us in this case.
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2. INFORMATION. We have read and considered materials provided about the court’s
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Assisted Settlement Conference Program. We understand the Program involves the court’s reference
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of this case to a settlement conference to be conducted by a magistrate judge.
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3. ASSISTED SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE. We understand that if this case is referred
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to an Assisted Settlement Conference, we will be offered the assistance of special counsel to help us
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prepare for, participate in, and pursue follow-up to a settlement conference before a magistrate judge.
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We also understand that the role of special counsel is only to educate and assist our preparation for,
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participation in and follow-up to the settlement conference.
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4. LIMITED ASSISTANCE. We understand that special counsel may only help our
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participation in a settlement conference by educating and assisting us. Accordingly, we:
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a. Understand that special counsel will provide no other service of any k1nd1n
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this case, without prior written authorization by the court to do so.
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5 ig d. Acknowledge and agree that special counsel will not analyze our overall legal
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e. Understand that special counsel will not advise us about the need to contact
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other counsel for purposes of obtaining legal advice.
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5. PRO SE STATUS. We acknowledge that we continue to provide our own representation
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in this case and in the settlement conference, and that special counsel will only assist and educate us
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in this endeavor.
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6. NO CONTRACT. We understand and agree that we have no contractual relationship w1th
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special counsel for legal or other services, and that we will enter no contract with special counsel
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during the time this case is in the Assisted Settlement Conference Program, absent a written order by
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the court permitting such a contract.
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7. EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM. We understand that Assisted Settlement Conference is an
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experimental program. We have assessed the prospect of participating in a settlement conference
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and acknowledge that there is no foreseeable harm that we will suffer in the failure of the settlement
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conference to resolve the case, improve case management, enhance party satisfaction or
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understanding of the case, or to achieve any other goals of the settlement conference.
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F; 8. EVALUATION. We agree to participate in the evaluation of the Assisted Settlement
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9. We confirm that we have carefully considered the limited assistance provided by the
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Assisted Settlement Conference Program and confirm that our decision to apply to enter the program
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is made knowing the limited role to be played by special counsel is to provide only education and
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assistance in the settlement conference.
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We declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Cahfornra that the
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foregoing is true and correct.
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