Graham v. Jaffe et al

Filing 91

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 11/14/13 ORDERING that the Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff and counsel for defendants the form Notice of Waiver of Disqualification of Settlement Judge Pursuant to Local Rule 270(b); and within 21 days from the date of this order, both parties shall either file the waiver form provided, or notify the court of a request for another judge to serve as settlement judge.(Dillon, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ANTHONY GRAHAM,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:08-cv-2533 TLN KJN P

v.

ORDER

DR. M. JAFFE, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel. Pursuant to this court’s order,

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counsel for defendants filed a status report indicating that the parties agree that a formal

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settlement conference would be beneficial. Accordingly, the parties shall inform the court if they

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waive disqualification of the undersigned to serve as settlement judge by filing the waiver form

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provided by the deadline set below. The court will then set this matter for settlement conference.

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If the parties do not file the waiver form by the deadline, a settlement conference will be set

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before a different judge.

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff and counsel for defendants the

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form “Notice of Waiver of Disqualification of Settlement Judge Pursuant to Local

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Rule 270(b);” and

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Within twenty-one days from the date of this order, both parties shall either file the

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waiver form provided, or notify the court of a request for another judge to serve as

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settlement judge.

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Dated: November 14, 2013

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/grah2533.270

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