Settlement
The Court routinely becomes involved in settlement negotiations in a jury case and will refer a non-jury matter to another Judge for a settlement conference if requested. The Court always schedules a settlement conference. The timing of settlement conferences is discussed at earlier conferences and is determined on a case-by-case basis, but, generally, settlement conferences occur at the Final Pretrial Conference. If counsel of record requests, the Court is amenable to scheduling (and, in jury cases, participating in) a settlement conference prior to the Final Pretrial Conference. Clients, with authority, must be present at settlement conference. All settlements should be reported to Judge Rosen's clerk immediately as required in E.D. Mich. LR 41.1 . The Court will generally require the payment of jury costs for all settlements reached on the day of trial after a jury has been ordered.
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