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- ilnd;;1:08-cv-06929_de70 RegisterActionDate "2010-02-08" @default.
- ilnd;;1:08-cv-06929_de70 RegisterActionDescriptionText "MINUTE entry before Honorable Jeffrey Cole:The parties have filed a Joint Motion to Vacate Order Setting Settlement Conference for 2/17/10 on the grounds that the parties are of the firm view that settlement is simply not feasible at this time "given their respective assessments of the merits of the case and the settlement value thereof....". The importance of settlements in the federal court system cannot be overestimated See generally Marek v. Chesny, 473 U.S. 1 (1985). Most cases are settled rather than tried. And while federal courts have the authority to require parties to engage in settlement discussions, they have no authority to force a settlement. Goss Graphics Sys., Inc. v. Dev Indus., Inc., 267 F.3d 624, 627 (7th Cir. 2001). See also Kothe v. Smith, 771 F.2d 667, 669 (2d Cir. 1985). While a settlement conference is intended to foster settlement, such conferences are 'not designed as a means for clubbing the parties--or one of them--into an involuntary compromise.' Strandell v. Jackson County, Illinois, 838 F.2d 884, 887 (7th Cir. 1988). The court is grateful for the parties' timely notification of their assessment of the situation so that the time can be effectively allocated to other cases on the court's docket.The Motion to Vacate Order Setting Settlement Conference 80 is granted. No appearance is necessary on 2/11/10. In the event the parties find themselves in greater agreement on the feasibility of settlement, they should ask Judge Lefkow to re-refer the case for a settlement conference. All matters relating to the referral of this action having been resolved, the case is returned to the assigned judge. Mailed notice (cdh, ) (Entered: 02/08/2010)" @default.
- ilnd;;1:08-cv-06929_de70 AdministrativeID "71" @default.
- ilnd;;1:08-cv-06929_de70 OntologyLabel minute_entry @default.
- ilnd;;1:08-cv-06929_de70 hasReferenceToOtherEntry ilnd;;1:08-cv-06929_de79 @default.