Opinion
CV421-257
10-25-2023
JOHN ROBERT KOFFLER, Plaintiff, v. RICKY BROWN, Defendant.
ORDER
CHRISTOPHER L. RAY, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The deadline for filing motions in this case has passed. See doc. 34. The parties' deadline to submit their proposed pre-trial order is November 19, 2023. In order to facilitate the most efficient resolution of this case, the Court will also direct the parties to consider the possibility of a court-facilitated settlement conference during their conference to prepare the Joint Pretrial Order. Therefore, in addition to the already-directed Pretrial Order, see doc. 34, the parties are also DIRECTED to confer and file the Joint Settlement Status Report, attached to this Order as Exhibit A, by no later than November 19, 2023.
The Clerk's Scheduling Notice indicates that “[a]n incarcerated party is not required to file a pretrial order[, but a]ll other pro se Plaintiffs are required to meet with counsel for the Defendants and file the Joint Pretrial Order.” Doc. 34 at 1. While Koffler was incarcerated during portions of this case, he has now been released. See, e.g., doc. 31 at 1. The parties are, therefore, subject to the requirement to confer and file the Joint Pretrial Order as indicated by the current operative Scheduling Notice. Doc. 34.
SO ORDERED.
EXHIBIT A
JOINT SETTLEMENT STATUS REPORT
With the discovery and motions periods having now concluded in the above captioned case, the Parties make the following report to the Court.
A. Have the parties made efforts to resolve this case?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
• If “Yes”, please explain those efforts:
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B. Are the parties prepared to discuss settlement of this case with the Court at this time?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
• If “No”, please explain:
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C. Are there any third parties and/or lien holders that should be included in any settlement discussions for this case?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
• If “Yes”, please list those parties:
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D. The Parties propose the following agreed upon dates, prior to the deadline for filing motions, for conducting a status conference. (Please provide several dates for the Court's consideration in scheduling. Regardless of whether the Parties seek to discuss settlement, the Court may require that each party have a representative with full settlement authority present.)
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If there are any other matters regarding this case that the Parties seek to bring to the Court's attention at this time, please briefly explain:
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