Thomas v. Smith et al

Filing 29

ORDER to Facilitate Telephone Call, signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 9/15/16. (Marrujo, C)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MELVIN THOMAS,

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1:14-cv-02002-LJO-EPG (PC)

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER TO FACILITATE
TELEPHONE CALL

MARLENE SMITH, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff, Melvin Thomas, is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in a civil rights action

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pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. A settlement conference has been set in this case for September

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29, 2016 before Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe. (ECF No. 22.) In order to adequately

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prepare for a productive settlement conference, the court will order the Warden and the

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correctional staff at Valley State Prison (VSP) to facilitate a telephone call between the settlement

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judge and inmate Melvin Thomas (V-35835).

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

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1. The Warden, Litigation Coordinator, and other correctional staff as needed at VSP,

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shall facilitate a telephone call between Melvin Thomas and the settlement judge,

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Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe.

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2. The telephone call shall be placed on Friday, September 23, 2016, to begin at 11:15
a.m. Correctional staff shall initiate the phone call. The number to be dialed can be
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obtained in advance by contacting Harriet Herman, courtroom deputy for Magistrate

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Judge McAuliffe, at [phone].

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3. Failure to comply with this order may result in an order requiring the Warden of VSP,

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or others responsible for the failure to comply, to appear before the court to show

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cause why sanctions should not be imposed against them.

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4. The Clerk of the Court is ordered to serve this order by facsimile [phone] and
email on the Warden and Litigation Coordinator at VSP.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Barbara

September 15, 2016

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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A. McAuliffe

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