Civil Procedure – Settlement Conference – Postponement – Court Order 
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Published: October 23, 2010
Tags: Civil Procedure, Judge Louis Allen Sherman, Norfolk Circuit Court, Virginia Circuit Courts
A Norfolk Circuit Court will temporarily postpone a court-ordered settlement conference in this case, upon receipt of counsel’s letters stating the case is not ready for settlement “at this time,” but the court will not cancel the conference, which shall take place not less than one week prior to the currently scheduled trial date
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