Filed: Mar. 29, 2019
Latest Update: Mar. 29, 2019
Summary: ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE KENDALL J. NEWMAN , Magistrate Judge . Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding through counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983. The court has determined that this case will benefit from a settlement conference. Therefore, this case will be set for a settlement conference before the undersigned to occur at the U.S. District Court, 501 I Street, Sacramento, California 95814 in Courtroom #25 on July 9, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. Parties wi
Summary: ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE KENDALL J. NEWMAN , Magistrate Judge . Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding through counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983. The court has determined that this case will benefit from a settlement conference. Therefore, this case will be set for a settlement conference before the undersigned to occur at the U.S. District Court, 501 I Street, Sacramento, California 95814 in Courtroom #25 on July 9, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. Parties wil..
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ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
KENDALL J. NEWMAN, Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding through counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1983. The court has determined that this case will benefit from a settlement conference. Therefore, this case will be set for a settlement conference before the undersigned to occur at the U.S. District Court, 501 I Street, Sacramento, California 95814 in Courtroom #25 on July 9, 2019, at 9:00 a.m.
Parties will be required to file a signed "Waiver of Disqualification" included below, or notice of non-waiver of disqualification, no later than June 7, 2019.
A separate order and writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum will issue concurrently with this order.
In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
This case is set for a settlement conference before the undersigned to occur on July 9, 2019, at 9:00 a.m., at the U. S. District Court, 501 I Street, Sacramento, California 95814 in Courtroom #25.
1. A representative with full and unlimited authority to negotiate and enter into a binding settlement on the defendants' behalf shall attend in person.1
2. Those in attendance must be prepared to discuss the claims, defenses and damages. The failure of any counsel, party or authorized person subject to this order to appear in person may result in the imposition of sanctions. In addition, the conference will not proceed and will be reset to another date.
3. The parties are directed to exchange non-confidential settlement statements seven days prior to the settlement conference. These statements shall simultaneously be delivered to the court using the following email address: kjnorders@caed.uscourts.gov. The date and time of the settlement conference shall be prominently indicated on the settlement statement. If a party desires to share additional confidential information with the court, they may do so pursuant to the provisions of Local Rule 270(d) and (e).
WAIVER OF DISQUALIFICATION
Under Local Rule 270(b) of the Eastern District of California, the parties to the herein action affirmatively request that Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman participate in the settlement conference scheduled for July 9, 2019. To the extent the parties consent to trial of the case before the assigned Magistrate Judge, they waive any claim of disqualification to the assigned Magistrate Judge trying the case thereafter.
By:
Attorney for Plaintiff
Dated:_________________
By:
Attorney for Defendants
Dated:_________________
