Gonzales v. Podsakoff, et al.

Filing 87

ORDER Requiring Parties to Notify Court Whether a Settlement Conference would be Beneficial signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 10/19/2018. Fourteen-Day Deadline. (Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ORDER REQUIRING PARTIES TO
NOTIFY COURT WHETHER A
SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
WOULD BE BENEFICIAL

Plaintiff,

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1:15-cv-00924-DAD-SKO (PC)

MICHEAL GONZALES,

v.
PODSAKOFF, et al.,

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14-DAY DEADLINE

Defendants.

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Given the age of this action and the Court’s ever burgeoning case load and the delays this

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causes, a court supervised settlement conference may be beneficial in this action. Accordingly,

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the Court ORDERS that within 14 days of the date of service of this order, the parties SHALL

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notify the Court whether they believe, in good faith, that a settlement conference is likely to be

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fruitful.
Notwithstanding the requirements of Local Rule 270(b), the settlement conference would

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be conducted by Magistrate Judge Oberto. The Court deems the deviation from the Local Rule to

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be appropriate and in the interests of the parties and justice and sound case management in this

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action. If any party prefers that the settlement conference be conducted by a judicial officer

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who is not assigned to this case, that party is directed to notify the Court in the response to

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this order, that the party prefers another judicial officer to be assigned to handle the

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conference.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

October 19, 2018

/s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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Sheila K. Oberto

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