Legal Opinion
Griego v. Douglas
District Court, D. New Mexico
Decided August 30, 2017No. CV 17-0244 KBM/WPLPublished
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING MOTIONS FOR SANCTIONS
William. P. Lynch, United States Magistrate Judge
When parties in federal court are ordered tó' participate in a settlement conference, what must they do to meet the requirement of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16 that they participate at the -settlement conference in good faith? Must they make a settlement offer during the conference? Are the named parties required to attend the settlement conference? These are the issues presented by the motions for sanctions filed by both Plaintiffs and Defendants after the settlement conference held on June 29, 2017.…
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