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alid defenses exist, counsel has a duty to initiate plea negotiations if he is to discharge his duty to faithfully represent the client's interests. Hawkman v. Parratt, 661 F.2d 1161, 1171 (8th Cir. 1981) (counsel's "failure to initiate plea negotiations concerning the duplicitous felony counts constitu

rmits and encourages counsel to discuss matters in an uninhibited fashion often leading to settlement ...." Id. at 930. Ten years later, in Folb v. Motion Picture Ind. Pension & Health Plans, 16 F. Supp. 2d 1164, (C.D.Ca. 1998), the district court in California became the first federal court to adopt the mediation privilege as federal c

sel's failure to initiate plea negotiations concerning the duplicitous felony counts constituted ineffective assistance of counsel which prejudiced Hawkman ). C. Need Subtitle Here The central feature of Rule 410 is that the accused is encouraged candidly to discuss his or her situation in order to e

nt of everything that transpires during mediation . . . . Lake Utopia Paper Ltd. v. Connelly Containers, Inc., 608 F.2d 928 (2d Cir.1979); Folb v. Motion Picture Ind. Pension & Health Plans, 16 F.Supp.2d 1164, 1173 (C.D.Ca. 1998); Sheldone v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Comm n, 104 F.Supp.2d 511, (W.D.Pa. 2000); Microsoft Corporation v. Sun

el's "failure to initiate plea negotiations concerning the duplicitous felony counts constituted ineffective assistance of counsel which prejudiced Hawkman"). 3. The Court Should Recognize A Plea Negotiations Privilege To Avoid A Meaningful And Irreparable Chill In Plea Negotiations Reason and experi

its and encourages counsel to discuss matters in an uninhibited fashion often leading to settlement . . . ." Id. at 930. Ten years later, in Folb'. Motion Picture Ind. Pension & Health Plans, 16 F. Supp. 2d 1164, (C.D.Ca. 1998), the district court in California became the first federal court to adopt the mediation privilege as federal c