Notice | Filed: September 25, 2026
| Entered: September 25, 2026
Masters v. SimpliSafe, Inc.
Labor: Family and Medical Leave Act | Massachusetts
Notice of Hearing
ELECTRONIC NOTICE OF HEARING:
Alternative Dispute Resolution Hearing set 10/19/2026 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 15 (In person only) before Magistrate Judge Jessica D. Hedges.
In the event this date poses a serious conflict, or any party believes that the case is not ripe for mediation, the parties shall confer and file on CM/ECF a motion to cancel the mediation or to reschedule the mediation, as appropriate. The parties shall also contact the courtroom deputy via email. In the case of motions to reschedule the mediation, the parties should include therein several proposed dates for which all counsel and principals are available. Counsel and principals shall attend the mediation in person, and they shall have full settlement authority.
Preliminary Settlement Conference set for 10/14/2026 at 11:00 AM in Courtroom 15 (Remote only) before Magistrate Judge Jessica D. Hedges.
Counsel, but not principals, are required to attend the Preliminary Conference. The Preliminary Conference will be conducted by video. The clerk will provide the relevant information for this conference to all parties at the email registered in CM/ECF, prior to the upcoming conference.
Each party must submit a brief (no more than 5 pages) mediation memorandum that includes a discussion of (1) the merits of the case (both strengths and weaknesses); (2) the damages or other relief sought by the parties, with a specific breakdown of the grounds for the requested relief; (3) the status of discovery; and (4) the status of the parties' settlement discussions. The memoranda shall be submitted BY E-MAIL to (Thomas_Quinn@mad.uscourts.gov) no later than five (5) days prior to the Preliminary Settlement Conference and marked "Confidential - Not for Docketing."
It shall be understood (a) that all parties and counsel will participate in this court-sponsored mediation in good faith and with the interest of settling the matter on mutually acceptable terms, (b) that the entire mediation process, including all communications during any in-person, video or audio part thereof, is confidential, (c) that all statements made during the course of mediation are privileged settlement discussions, made without prejudice to any party's legal position, and inadmissible for any purpose in any legal proceeding, (d) that no party, participant, or representative shall seek in any proceeding to hereafter compel the mediator to testify and/or produce any document with respect to the mediation, and (e) that all parties, counsel and other participants agree that, by participating in this court-sponsored mediation, they are bound by these conditions and shall keep confidential all communications exchanged during the mediation process. (EZG)