Nelson v. Runnels et al

Filing 131

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 11/15/2013 ORDERING the Clerk to inform Ms. Sujean Park to set this matter FORTHWITH for a settlement conference before a magistrate judge; should the parties fail to reach a settlement agreement, the court will then set dates for pretrial conference and trial, subject to the filing fo a further Joint Status Report. (cc: ADR)(Yin, K)

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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,

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No. 2:06-cv-1289 LKK KJN P

v.

ORDER

D.L. RUNNELS, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Pursuant to this court’s order filed April 12, 2013, the parties submitted a Further Joint

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Status Report. Therein, the parties note that they “are currently engaging in settlement

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negotiations, but ask the Court to appoint a magistrate judge for purposes of a settlement

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conference.” (ECF No. 130 at 2.) Pursuant to this order, the court will request that the Director

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of the Alternative Dispute Resolution and Pro Bono Program set this matter forthwith for a

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settlement conference before a magistrate judge. Although the parties also propose dates for

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pretrial conference and trial, the court will defer setting those matters until the conclusion of the

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settlement conference, if still required.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. The Clerk of Court is directed to inform Ms. Sujean Park, Director, Alternative Dispute

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Resolution and Pro Bono Program, to set this matter forthwith1 for a settlement conference before

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a magistrate judge.2

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2. Should the parties fail to reach a settlement agreement, the court will then set dates for
pretrial conference and trial, subject to the filing of a further Joint Status Report.

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SO ORDERED.
Dated: November 15, 2013

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The parties have indicated that they are unavailable on the following dates: January 1-10,
2014; and January 27-31, 2014. (See ECF No. 130 at 3.) (The parties are unavailable on
additional dates commencing in June 2014, but the settlement conference should be convened
before then.)
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The undersigned is willing to preside over the settlement conference, if both sides consent
thereto; otherwise, another magistrate judge shall be randomly selected.
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