Davis v. Woodford et al

Filing 144

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 10/9/14 DENYING 142 Motion to appear at the October 30, 2014 settlement conference via video-conference. (Dillon, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CHARLES T. DAVIS,

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No. 2:05-cv-1898-JAM-EFB P

Plaintiff,
v.
D.L. RUNNELS, et al.,

ORDER

Defendants.

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On July 24, 2014, the undersigned referred this case to Magistrate Judge Allison Claire to

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conduct a settlement conference at the U.S. District Court, 501 I Street, Sacramento, California

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95814 in Courtroom No. 26 on October 30, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. ECF No. 135. On October 2,

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2014, plaintiff filed an ex parte motion requesting that the settlement conference be conducted via

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video conference. ECF No. 142. Defendants promptly filed an opposition. ECF No. 143.

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Plaintiff’s motion is based on his belief that a settlement conference in this case on

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October 26 will interfere with his preparation for his trial in another case at the U.S. District

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Court (No. 2:04-cv-0878). However, contrary to his belief that the settlement conference for this

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case is set for October 26, the settlement conference is actually set for October 30—three days

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after the start of trial in case No. 2:04-cv-0878. See ECF No. 135. Because a settlement

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conference on October 30 in this case will not interfere with plaintiff’s preparation for trial in

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case No. 2:04-cv-0878, his motion is denied.
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It is hereby ordered that plaintiff's motion to appear at the October 30, 2014 settlement

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conference via video-conference (ECF No. 142) is denied.

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DATED: October 9, 2014.

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