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Settlement

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Rule Set: Local Civil Rules of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Rule: 16.3

Jurisdiction: NDTX

Bluebook Citation: N.D. Tex. L.R. 16.3

All Rules: N.D. Tex. Local Civil Rules, complete index

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Settlement Negotiations. Parties in a civil action must make good-faith efforts to (a) settle. Settlement negotiations must begin at the earliest possible time, well in advance of any pretrial conference. Settlement Conferences.

A judge will be available for settlement discussions. In (b) nonjury cases the presiding judge will not discuss settlement figures unless requested to do so by all concerned parties.

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