Holt v. Nicholas et al

Filing 162

ORDER DENYING without prejudice Plaintiff's 161 Motion for Court Ordered Telephonic Settlement Conference, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 09/28/2015. (Martin-Gill, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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VIRGIL E. HOLT,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
R. NICHOLAS, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:09-cv-00800-SAB (PC)
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
FOR COURT ORDERED TELEPHONIC
SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
[ECF No. 161]

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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This case is currently set for jury trial before the undersigned on January 19, 2016.

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Now pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for a court ordered telephonic settlement

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conference, filed September 24, 2015. (ECF No. 161.)
On August 24, 2015, the Court directed the parties to submit confidential statements regarding

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case selection for the prisoner settlement program. (ECF No. 152.) In that order the Court stated that

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after submission of the confidential statements, “[s]hould the Court determine this action to be

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appropriate for referral to the Prisoner Settlement Program, the Court will set this matter for a

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settlement conference before a magistrate judge or district judge.” (ECF No. 152, Order at 2:3-5.)

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Having received the confidential statements from the parties, the Court has determined that a

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settlement conference would not be beneficial in this case at this time. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s present

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motion for a court ordered telephonic settlement conference is DENIED without prejudice

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

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September 28, 2015
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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