Nelson v. Runnels et al

Filing 118

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 4/23/2012 ORDERING that Counsel shall separately, on or before Wednesday, 4/25/2012, show cause why each counsel did not timely file a joint status report. Counsel shall jointly, on or before Wedn esday, 4/25/2012, file a joint status report informing the court whether there is a need for further discovery in this action; whether there is a reasonable possibility to achieve settlement in this action and, if so, whether a settlement conference should be scheduled forthwith; proposed dates for a trial confirmation hearing and for trial, with an estimated length of trial; and any other matters requiring resolution at the status conference, or that may contribute to the just and expeditious disposition of this action. (Zignago, K.)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RAYMOND PAUL NELSON,

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Plaintiff,

Case 2:06-cv-1289 LKK KJN P

vs.
D.L. RUNNELS, et al.,

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Defendants.

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ORDER
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On December 20, 2011, after a Status Conference held before the district judge on

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December 19, 2011, a Further Status Conference was scheduled for April 30, 2012, and the

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parties were directed to file a joint status report on or before April 16, 2012. (See Dkt. No. 116.)

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No status report has been filed, and neither party has otherwise communicated with the court.1

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Counsel shall separately, on or before Wednesday, April 25, 2012, show cause

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why each counsel did not timely file a joint status report; and

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2. Counsel shall jointly, on or before Wednesday, April 25, 2012, file a joint

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status report informing the court whether there is a need for further discovery in this action;

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A one-page affidavit filed on April 16, 2012, by one “Esther Miller,” provides,
irrelevantly, that several of plaintiff’s relatives are of Native American descent. (Dkt. No. 117.)
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whether there is a reasonable possibility to achieve settlement in this action and, if so, whether a

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settlement conference should be scheduled forthwith; proposed dates for a trial confirmation

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hearing and for trial, with an estimated length of trial; and any other matters requiring resolution

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at the status conference, or that may contribute to the just and expeditious disposition of this

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action.

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SO ORDERED.
DATED: April 23, 2012

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KENDALL J. NEWMAN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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