Tillman v. Mutual of Omaha Ins. Co. et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
PAULA TILLMAN,
Plaintiff,
v.
MUTUAL OF OMAHA INUSRANCE
COMPANY,
Defendant.
No. 2:26-cv-00025 SCR
ORDER
Magistrate Judge Allison Claire will hold a settlement conference in this case on
December 8, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. The settlement conference will be held via Zoom unless the
parties request that the conference be conducted in person; login details will be provided prior to
the date of the conference. The court expects that the parties will proceed with the settlement
conference in good faith and attempt to resolve all or part of the case. If any party believes that
the settlement conference will not be productive, that party shall so inform the court as far in
advance of the settlement conference as possible. Unless otherwise specifically authorized by the
court in advance of the settlement conference, the following individuals must participate in the
settlement conference: (1) all of the attorney(s) who will try the case; (2) the parties; and
(3) individuals with full authority to negotiate and settle the case, on any terms.
No later than November 24, 2026 each party must submit to Judge Claire’s chambers at
acorders@caed.uscourts.gov a confidential settlement conference statement. These statements
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should not be filed on the docket; however, each party shall e-file a one-page document entitled
Notice of Submission of Confidential Settlement Conference Statement. The statements should
be marked “CONFIDENTIAL” and should state the date and time of the conference.
While brevity is appreciated, each statement must include:
(1) a brief recitation of the facts;
(2) a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the case, from your party’s
perspective;
(3) an itemized estimate of your party’s expected costs for further discovery, pretrial, and
trial matters, in specific dollar terms;
(4) your best estimate of the probability that plaintiff will obtain a finding of liability
should this case proceed to trial, in percentage terms;
(5) should this case proceed to trial and defendant be found liable, please provide the
following, in specific dollar terms:
(a) a realistic high-end recovery estimate (i.e., realistic best- or worst-case
scenario)
(b) a realistic low-end recovery estimate (i.e., realistic worst- or best-case
scenario), and
(c) a best estimate of the most likely outcome;
(6) a history of settlement discussions, including:
(a) a statement of your expectations for settlement discussions;
(b) a listing of any past and present settlement offers from any party (including all
terms);
(c) whether your party would consider making the opening offer or demand, and
what that offer might be;
(7) a list of the individuals who will be participating in the settlement conference on your
party’s behalf, including each participant’s name and, if appropriate, title;
(8) identification of any related cases or of any other cases that the parties might wish to
discuss at this settlement conference; and
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(9) a completed worksheet (blank version attached) highlighting your responses to certain
of the above questions.
Judge Claire will hold a short, pre-settlement conference via Zoom on November 30, 2026
at 10:00 a.m. Only the lead attorney from each side1 should participate. At Judge Claire’s
discretion, the joint discussion may be followed by private discussions between the judge and
each party. Zoom login information will be provided in advance of November 30, 2026.
In accordance with the above, it is hereby ORDERED that:
1. A pre-settlement conference is set before Magistrate Judge Claire on November 30,
2026, at 10:00 a.m.
2. A settlement conference is set before Magistrate Judge Claire on December 8, 2026 at
9:00 a.m.
3. No later than November 24, 2026, each party must submit a confidential settlement
conference statement, as described above, to Magistrate Judge Claire.
DATED: October 14, 2026
1 The court expects that the attorneys participating in the pre-settlement conference discussion
will also participate in the settlement conference.
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Pre-Settlement Worksheet
Please fill in each value below
Additional cost to your party expected
for . . . discovery $
. . . pretrial 	$
. . . trial 	$
Estimated probability of liability
finding 	%
Realistic high-end estimate of recovery
by P $
Realistic low-end estimate of recovery
by P $
Best estimate of recovery by P 	$
Last offer/demand (if any) previously
made by your party $
Last offer/demand (if any) previously
made by opposing party $
Proposed next offer/demand by your
party $
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