Aleman v. North Kern State Prison, et al.

Filing 78

ORDER Scheduling Settlement Conference, signed by Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson on 9/19/18. Settlement Conference set for 12/11/2018 at 10:30 AM in Courtroom 9 (SAB) before Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone. (Gonzalez, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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HECTOR ALEMAN,

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Case No. 1:15-cv-01293-LJO-JDP

Plaintiff,
ORDER SCHEDULING SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE

v.
C/O K. ACOSTA, et al.,
Defendants.

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All parties expressed interest in settling this case, and attorney Christian F. Pereira from

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the Pro Bono Attorney agreed to represent plaintiff Hector Aleman for the limited purpose of

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assisting him at a settlement conference. (See generally Doc. Nos 74, 75.) The undersigned

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scheduled a settlement conference to take place on November 27, 2018, but counsel for defendant

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K. Acosta has indicated that he will be unavailable on that date. (See Doc. Nos. 76, 77.)

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Court staff has consulted with counsel for each party and informed the undersigned that

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counsel have agreed upon a new date: December 11, 2018. The undersigned will thus schedule a

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settlement conference to take place on that date. United States Magistrate Judge Stanley A.

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Boone will preside over the settlement conference at 10:30 a.m on December 11, 2018 at the

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United States District Court, 2500 Tulare Street, Fresno, California, 93721, in Courtroom No. 9.

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The court will issue an order providing for plaintiff to attend the settlement conference later in the

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case. At a later date, the court will also issue a separate order stating what the parties must submit
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in advance of the settlement conference.

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Order

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1. The court will hold a settlement conference at 10:30 a.m. on December 11, 2018 at the

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United States District Court, 2500 Tulare Street, Fresno, California, 93721, in

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Courtroom No. 9.

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2. United States Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone will preside over the settlement

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conference.
3. A representative from each party must attend in person.1 The representative must

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have authority and discretion—at the time of the settlement conference—to negotiate

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and enter into a binding settlement. Each representative’s authority must be sufficient

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to permit a full exploration of settlement options.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:
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September 19, 2018
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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See United States v. U.S. Dist. Court for N. Mariana Islands, 694 F.3d 1051, 1057 (9th Cir.
2012) (“[T]he district court has broad authority to compel participation in [a] mandatory
settlement conference.”).
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