Caputo v. Kern County Sheriff's Office

Filing 164

ORDER Requiring Parties to Meet and Confer Re: Settlement Conference, signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 3/20/2019. (Hellings, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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BRIAN CAPUTO,

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Case No. 1:15-cv-01008-LJO-EPG (PC)

Plaintiff,

ORDER REQUIRING PARTIES TO MEET
AND CONFER RE: SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE

v.
GONZALES, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Brian Caputo (“Plaintiff”) is a prisoner1 proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this
this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
As the Telephonic Trial Confirmation Hearing is less than six months away (see ECF
No. 104), IT IS ORDERED that:
1. The parties shall meet and confer2 regarding whether a settlement conference

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should be set.

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2. Within three weeks from the date of service of this order, the parties shall file a

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notice regarding settlement conference, which shall include each parties’

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position on whether a settlement conference should be set, potential dates for the

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settlement conference, and the preferred method for holding the settlement

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Plaintiff was detained at Kern County Jail at the time of the incidents alleged in the complaint. He is
now incarcerated at USP Yazoo City.
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The parties may meet and confer via telephone or letters.
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conference.3 After receiving the notice, the Court may direct the parties to

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participate in a settlement conference.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

March 20, 2019

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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For instance, each party should indicate whether that party believes it would be beneficial to have
Plaintiff transported to California for the settlement conference, or whether a video conference from Plaintiff’s
institution of confinement would be possible and preferable.
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