Fryman v. Traquina et al

Filing 48

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd on 04/20/10 ordering within 21 days of the date of this order, each party shall inform the court in writing as to whether they wish to proceed with the settlement conference before the undersigned magist rate judge or if they wish to proceed before a randomly-assigned magistrate judge. If the parties wish to proceed before the undersigned magistrate judge, each party shall return to the court the consent form for settlement conferences provided with this order. If the parties do not wish the undersigned magistrate judge to preside over the settlement conference, each party shall file a declaration stating he wishes to proceed before a randomly-assigned magistrate judge. The clerk of the court shall send each party the consent form for settlement conferences. (Plummer, M)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 vs. A. TRAQUINA, et al., Defendants. / Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding through counsel, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On December 23, 2009, the undersigned issued findings and recommendations, recommending that defendants' motion for summary judgment be denied. On February 19, 2010, the assigned district judge adopted the findings and recommendations in full and denied defendants' motion for summary judgment. In due course, the court will issue a further scheduling order setting dates for pretrial statements, pretrial conference, and jury trial. However, before issuing the scheduling order, the court will set a mandatory settlement conference in this case. Pursuant to Local Rule 270(b), the parties will be directed to inform the court in writing as to whether they wish to proceed with the settlement conference before the undersigned magistrate judge or if they wish to proceed before a randomly-assigned magistrate judge. 1 ORDER STEVEN FRYMAN, Plaintiff, No. CIV S-07-2636 JAM DAD P IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Within twenty-one days of the date of this order, each party shall inform the court in writing as to whether they wish to proceed with the settlement conference before the undersigned magistrate judge or if they wish to proceed before a randomly-assigned magistrate judge. If the parties wish to proceed before the undersigned magistrate judge, each party shall return to the court the consent form for settlement conferences provided with this order. If the parties do not wish the undersigned magistrate judge to preside over the settlement conference, each party shall file a declaration stating he wishes to proceed before a randomly-assigned magistrate judge; and 2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send each party the consent form for settlement conferences. DATED: April 20, 2010.

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