Washington v. Gamboa, et al.

Filing 39

ORDER re: Plaintiff's 37 Request for Court Order and Agreed Settlement Conference, signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 8/16/18. (Gonzalez, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JESSE WASHINGTON,
Plaintiff,

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v.

Case No. 1:17-cv-00302-DAD-EPG
ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR
COURT ORDER AND AGREED
SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

H. GAMBOA and R. ROQUE,
(ECF No. 37)

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff, Jesse Washington, has filed a request for a settlement conference (ECF No. 37).

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In his request, he asks that a settlement conference be set for this case and two other cases he has

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pending in the Eastern District of California: Washington v. Gustafson, Case No. 2:14-cv-00628-

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TLN-DB; and Washington v. Rouch, Case No. 1:15-cv-00725-DAD-BAM.

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Since Plaintiff made his request, a settlement conference was held on August 14, 2018, in

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Washington v. Gustafson, but the case did not settle. (See Case No. 2:14-cv-00628-TLN-DB,

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ECF No. 72). Also, in Washington v. Rouch, the magistrate judge has issued findings and

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recommendations that summary judgment be grated in favor of defendants (1:15-cv-00725-

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DAD-BAM, ECF No. 43).

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In the present case, a discovery and status hearing is set for August 27, 2018. The Court

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will deny without prejudice Plaintiff’s request for a settlement conference on all three cases, and

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will instead discuss at the August 27, 2018, hearing the potential of setting a settlement

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conference in this case.

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Defendants are directed to be prepared to discuss at the August 27, 2018, hearing whether

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they are willing to participate in a settlement conference in this case. Defendants are also

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requested to reach out to counsel for defendants in Washington v. Gustafson, Case No. 2:14-cv-

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00628-TLN-DB, and Washington v. Rouch, Case No. 1:15-cv-00725-DAD-BAM, to determine

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the willingness of defendants in those cases to participate in a global settlement conference, and

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to be prepared to discuss the same at the August 27, 2018, hearing.

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Accordingly,

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1. Plaintiff’s request that a settlement conference be set (ECF No. 37) for this case and

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two other cases he has pending in the Eastern District of California (Washington v.

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Gustafson, Case No. 2:14-cv-00628-TLN-DB; and Washington v. Rouch, Case No.

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1:15-cv-00725-DAD-BAM) is DENIED without prejudice.

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2. Defendants are directed to be prepared to discuss at the August 27, 2018, hearing
whether they are willing to participate in a settlement conference.

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3. Defendants are requested to reach out to counsel for defendants in Washington v.

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Gustafson, Case No. 2:14-cv-00628-TLN-DB, and Washington v. Rouch, Case No.

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1:15-cv-00725-DAD-BAM, to determine the willingness of defendants in those cases

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to participate in a global settlement conference, and to be prepared to discuss the same

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at the August 27, 2018, hearing.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

August 16, 2018

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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