Hodges v. Sharon, et al.

Filing 64

ORDER setting Settlement Conference signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 8/31/2016. (Settlement Conference set for 11/29/2016 at 01:00 PM in Courtroom 10 (EPG) before Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean). (Lundstrom, T)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TYRE’ID O.I. HODGES,

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Case No.: 1:13-cv-00654-DAD-SAB (PC)

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE

JERALD SHARON, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff Tyre’Id O.I. Hodges is appearing through counsel in this civil rights action

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pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Court has determined that this case will benefit from a

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settlement conference. Therefore, this case will be referred to United States Magistrate Judge

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Erica P. Grosjean to conduct a settlement conference at the U.S. District Court, 2500 Tulare

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Street, Fresno, California 93721 in Courtroom #10 on November 29, 2016 at 1:00 p.m.

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A separate order and writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum will issue in due course.

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In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. This case is set for a settlement conference before United States Magistrate Judge

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Erica P. Grosjean on November 29, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. at the U. S. District Court, 2500

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Tulare Street, Fresno, California 93721 in Courtroom #10.

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2. A representative with full and unlimited authority to negotiate and enter into a binding
settlement shall attend in person.
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3. Those in attendance must be prepared to discuss the claims, defenses and damages.

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The failure of any counsel, party or authorized person subject to this order to appear in

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person may result in the imposition of sanctions. In addition, the conference will not

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proceed and will be reset to another date.

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4. Each party shall provide a confidential settlement statement to the following email

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address: [e-mail]. Settlement statements shall arrive no later

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than November 18, 2016. Parties shall also file a Notice of Submission of

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Confidential Settlement Conference Statement (See Local Rule 270(d)). Settlement

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statements should not be filed with the Clerk of the Court nor served on any other party.

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Settlement statements shall be clearly marked Aconfidential@ with the date and time of the

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settlement conference indicated prominently thereon.
5. The confidential settlement statement shall be no longer than five pages in length, typed or

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neatly printed, and include the following:

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a. A brief statement of the facts of the case.

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b. A brief statement of the claims and defenses, i.e., statutory or other grounds

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upon which the claims are founded; a forthright evaluation of the parties=

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likelihood of prevailing on the claims and defenses; and a description of the

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major issues in dispute.

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c. A summary of the proceedings to date.

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d. An estimate of the cost and time to be expended for further discovery, pretrial,
and trial.

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e. The relief sought.

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f. The party=s position on settlement, including present demands and offers and a
history of past settlement discussions, offers, and demands.

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g. A brief statement of each party=s expectations and goals for the settlement

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conference.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

August 31, 2016
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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