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`APPLE, INC.,
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`WI-LAN, INC., et al.,
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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` Case No.: 14cv2235-DMS (BLM)
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`ORDER SETTING MANDATORY
`SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
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`Plaintiff,
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`Defendants
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`AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS.
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`On May 16, 2018, the Court vacated the Mandatory Settlement Conference (“MSC”)
`scheduled for May 23, 2018. ECF No. 342. On June 7, 2018, the Court conducted an attorneys-
`only telephonic Case Management Conference. ECF No. 391. The case did not settle, but the
`parties are continuing to engage in settlement discussions. Accordingly, the Court orders the
`following:
`1. A Mandatory Settlement Conference will be conducted on July 3, 2018, at
`1:30 p.m., in the chambers of Magistrate Judge Barbara L. Major. Counsel shall
`submit updated confidential settlement statements directly to chambers no later than
`June 25, 2018. Each party’s settlement statement shall set forth the party’s
`statement of the case, identify controlling legal issues, concisely set out issues of
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`liability and damages, and shall set forth the party’s settlement position, including the
`last offer or demand made by that party, and a separate statement of the offer or
`demand the party is prepared to make at the settlement conference. Settlement
`conference briefs shall not be filed with the Clerk of the Court, nor shall they be served
`on opposing counsel.
`2. Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 16.3, all party representatives and claims adjusters for
`insured defendants with full and unlimited authority to negotiate and enter into a
`binding settlement, as well as the principal attorney(s) responsible for the litigation,
`must be present and legally and factually prepared to discuss and resolve the case at
`the mandatory settlement conference. Retained outside corporate counsel shall not
`appear on behalf of a corporation as the party who has the authority to negotiate and
`enter into a settlement. Failure to attend the conference or obtain proper excuse will
`be considered grounds for sanctions.
`IT IS SO ORDERED.
`Dated: 6/18/2018
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