Substantive Settlement Discussions

This was just filed in the Bardfield case; it's a request by both parties for the mediation deadlines (see the Joint Scheduling Report for info on those) to be extended, so that "substantive settlement discussions" can continue:


As you can see, both parties are hopeful in producing a settlement within 21 days ... thereby avoiding the spectacle of Johnny Chisholm acting as his own attorney in a Federal courtroom before an actual jury (said trial was tentatively scheduled for January 2011).

Meanwhile, in the DeForest case a mediator was just appointed; but no indication whether substantive settlement discussions are going on there or not (my hunch would be yes).

Perhaps the end is near, for both cases? We'll have to wait and see...