Holt v. Nicholas et al

Filing 152

ORDER Requesting Confidential Statements re Case Selection for Prisoner Settlement Program, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 8/21/15. (Verduzco, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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VIRGIL E. HOLT,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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R. NICHOLAS, et al.,

Case No.: 1:09-cv-00800-AWI-SAB (PC)
ORDER REQUESTING CONFIDENTIAL
STATEMENTS RE: CASE SELECTION FOR
PRISONER SETTLEMENT PROGRAM
THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE

Defendants.

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Plaintiff Virgil E. Holt is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action

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pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983.

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The parties to this action shall each, no later than thirty days from the date of the order,

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submit confidential statements as described below. The confidential statements shall not be

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served on the opposing party or filed with the Court, but instead, delivered by mail, fax, e-mail or

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personal delivery to the Court’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (AADR@) division at the address,

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fax number, or e-mail address below and marked AConfidential.@ Such statements shall be limited

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to five pages and shall include the following:
1. The party=s assessment of whether the instant action is of the type that would benefit from

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a settlement proceeding;
2. The party=s assessment of what factors, if any, will prevent settlement of this matter prior

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to trial; and

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3. Any additional information the Court may find useful in determining whether to set this
matter for a settlement conference.
Should the Court determine this action to be appropriate for referral to the Prisoner

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Settlement Program, the Court will set this matter for a settlement conference before a magistrate

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judge or district judge.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Within thirty days from the date of this order, the parties shall submit confidential

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statements as set forth above; and
2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send a copy of this order to:

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ADR Division
U.S. District Court
501 I Street, Suite 4-200
Sacramento, CA 95814
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

August 21, 2015
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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