Bowell v. Montoya et al

Filing 80

ORDER STRIKING PLAINTIFFS SETTLEMENT DOCUMENT RECEIVED ON AUGUST 12, 2020, signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 8/13/2020. (Martin-Gill, S)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JAMES BOWELL, Plaintiff, 12 13 14 vs. 1:17-cv-00605-NONE-GSA-PC ORDER STRIKING PLAINTIFF’S SETTLEMENT DOCUMENT RECEIVED ON AUGUST 12, 2020 F. MONTOYA, et al., Defendants. 15 16 17 On August 12, 2020, Plaintiff submitted a document titled “Settlement,” in which he 18 refers to ongoing settlement negotiations with Defendants. Plaintiff indicates that the document 19 was served on defense counsel for this case. As a rule the parties’ settlement negotiations are 20 considered confidential. Therefore, the court shall strike the “Settlement” document from the 21 court’s record. 22 23 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s “Settlement” document, submitted to the court on August 12, 2020, is STRICKEN from the court’s record. 24 25 26 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: August 13, 2020 /s/ Gary S. Austin UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 27 28

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