Williams v. Anderson

Filing 118

ORDER Regarding Plaintiff's 115 116 Request for Telephonic Conference with Defense Counsel Regarding Settlement Negotiations signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 04/01/2015. (Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SYLESTER WILLIAMS,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
SERGEANT R. ANDERSON, et al.,

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Defendant.

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Case No.: 1:10-cv-01250-SAB (PC)
ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST
FOR TELEPHONIC CONFERENCE WITH
DEFENSE COUNSEL REGARDING
SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS
[ECF Nos. 115, 116]

Plaintiff Sylester Williams is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action

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pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), the parties have consented to the

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jurisdiction of the United States Magistrate Judge. Local Rule 302.
On March 23, 2015, Plaintiff filed a motion for a telephone conference with defense counsel

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which is dated by Plaintiff on March 15, 2015. (ECF No. 116.) On this same date, Plaintiff filed a

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motion to withdraw his request for a conference, dated March 18, 2015. (ECF No. 115.)
The Court is available to assist with settlement of this action at the request of both parties.

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Should the parties agree that the Court’s assistance would be beneficial in settlement of this action,

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they may file a request for a settlement conference and a magistrate judge will be assigned to conduct

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a settlement conference. Absent a request by both parties demonstrating that a settlement conference

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may be beneficial, the Court will not order a settlement conference and Plaintiff’s request is DENIED

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without prejudice.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

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April 1, 2015
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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