Barker v. Hubbard et al

Filing 165

ORDER re settlement conference. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nandor J Vadas on 10/2/2012. (Masterson, G)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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EUREKA DIVISION

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WILLIAM BARKER,

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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Plaintiff,
v.

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NOTICE AND ORDER CONTINUING
SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE IN
PRO SE PRISONER EARLY
SETTLEMENT PROGRAM,

SUSAN L. HUBBARD,

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No. 08 - CV- 1160 WBS CKD (NJV)

Defendants.
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TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:
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You are hereby notified that pursuant to the status conference held on September 18, 2012,
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the further settlement conference previously scheduled for October 3, 2012, is CONTINUED to
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November 28, 2012, at 1:00 p.m. at Solano State Prison. The court will issue a writ to obtain the
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presence of Plaintiff at the settlement conference.
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Lead trial counsel shall appear at the settlement conference, with the parties and persons
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having full authority to negotiate and settle the case. A person who needs to call another person
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not present before agreeing to any settlement does not have full authority. To the extent that
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such consultations are necessary, they must be made in advance of the settlement conference.
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Personal attendance of a party representative will rarely be excused by the Court, and then
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only upon separate written application demonstrating substantial hardship served on opposing
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counsel and lodged as early as the basis for the hardship is known.
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Confidential settlement conference statements shall be mailed or emailed
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([e-mail]) to and received by chambers no later than two weeks prior to the

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settlement conference. In their settlement conference statements, the parties shall only report on any

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changes in the status of the case since the last settlement conference.

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Any request to continue the settlement conference shall state the reason therefor and be

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submitted in writing as soon as possible well in advance of the scheduled conference date. Requests

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to vacate the settlement referral must be made to the referring Judge, not Magistrate Judge Vadas.

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The parties shall notify the undersigned's Chambers immediately at [phone] if this

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case settles prior to the date set for the settlement conference.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: October 2, 2012
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NANDOR J. VADAS
United States Magistrate Judge

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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