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- ilnd;;1:05-cv-03400_de53 RegisterActionDate "2009-03-18" @default.
- ilnd;;1:05-cv-03400_de53 RegisterActionDescriptionText "MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey Cole:Status hearing held and continued to 4/1/09 at 9:15 a.m. Defendant is ordered to respond in writing to Plaintiff's demand with a counter offer. Of course, a court cannot force a party to settle or pay an amount greater than it chooses. However, although 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). "If the parties want to duke it out, that's their privilege." Id. at 627-28; See also Kothe v. Smith, 771 F.2d 667, 669 (2d Cir. 1985); Strandell v. Jackson County, Illinois, 838 F.2d 884, 887 (7th Cir. 1988). Thus, the counter offer can be in whatever amount the defendant, in good faith, deems appropriate. It is not, however, a fair response to a demand for settlement to ignore it. Mailed notice (cdh, ) (Entered: 03/19/2009)" @default.
- ilnd;;1:05-cv-03400_de53 AdministrativeID "55" @default.