Tiffany et al v. FCA US, LLC.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JEFFERY W TIFFANY, MELISSA S
TIFFANY,
Plaintiffs,
v.
FCA US, LLC., DOES 1 THROUGH 10,
Defendants.
Case No.: 3:25-cv-00050-JES-AHG
ORDER:
(1) VACATING SETTLEMENT
DISPOSITION CONFERENCE; and
(2) SETTING ADDITIONAL
SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
On February 9, 2026, the parties notified the Court that the settlement “has fallen
through.” See Email to Chambers, Feb. 9, 2026, at 4:45 p.m. Accordingly, the Settlement
Disposition Conference currently scheduled for February 13, 2026, is VACATED.
The Court finds that an additional settlement discussion may be beneficial.
Accordingly, a further Settlement Conference is hereby SET for March 9, 2026 at
2:30 p.m. via videoconference before Magistrate Judge Allison H. Goddard. Pursuant to
CivLR 16.1(c)(1), all parties, party representatives (including claims adjusters for insured
defendants) and the primary attorney(s) responsible for the litigation must attend via
videoconference. A party or party representative with full and complete authority to enter
into a binding settlement must also be present.
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1. Joint Statement: No later than February 26, 2026, counsel for all parties
shall lodge with Magistrate Judge Goddard’s chambers a joint statement not
to exceed two (2) pages setting forth (1) the outcome of prior settlement
efforts and (2) the issues to be addressed at the conference. This joint
statement shall be lodged via email at efile_goddard@casd.uscourts.gov.
2. Confidential Statements: No later than March 2, 2026, each party shall
submit a brief confidential statement directly to Magistrate Judge Goddard’s
chambers, not to exceed (5) pages. These statements shall not be filed or
served on opposing counsel and must be lodged via email at
efile_goddard@casd.uscourts.gov. There is no page limit for exhibits.
The Court may use GenAI tools to review the submitted materials. Either
party may object to the Court’s use of such tools by advising the Court’s law
clerk at the time of submission. The Court will respect that objection without
any further explanation, and the Court’s law clerk will only communicate to
Judge Goddard that there was an objection, not which party made the
objection.
3. Participant Information: No later than March 2, 2026, counsel for each
party shall e-mail the Court at efile_goddard@casd.uscourts.gov with the
name, title, email address, and cell phone number of each participant.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 12, 2026
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