Stringham v. Bick et al

Filing 97

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd on 4/2/2014. Within 21 days of date of this Order, each party shall inform Court, in writing, as to whether they wish to proceed with a Settlement Conference before Magistrate Judge Drozd or if they wish to be referred to Courts Mediation Program. If parties wish to proceed before the Magistrate Judge Drozd, each party shall return to the Consent form for Settlement Conference provided with this Order. If parties do not wish Magistrate Judge Drozd to preside at Settlement Conference, each party shall file a Declaration stating he wishes to a referral Courts Mediation Program. Clerk directed to send each party the Consent form for Settlement Conferences. (Marciel, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GUY T. STRINGHAM,

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No. 2:09-cv-0286 MCE DAD P

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

J. BICK et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief

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under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On October 11, 2013, the undersigned issued findings and

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recommendations, recommending that plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment be denied and

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defendants’ motion for summary judgment be granted in part and denied in part. On March 26,

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2014, the assigned District Judge adopted those findings and recommendations in full.

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In due course, the court will issue a further scheduling order setting dates for pretrial

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statements, pretrial conference, and jury trial. However, before issuing the scheduling order, the

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court will set a mandatory settlement conference in this case. If available, the court may order

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that plaintiff participate in the settlement conference by way of video-conferencing. Pursuant to

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Local Rule 270(b), the parties will be directed to inform the court in writing as to whether they

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wish to proceed with the settlement conference before the undersigned magistrate judge or if they

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wish to be referred to the court’s mediation program.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Within twenty-one days of the date of this order, each party shall inform the court in

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writing as to whether they wish to proceed with the settlement conference before the undersigned

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magistrate judge or if they wish to wish to be referred to the court’s mediation program. If the

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parties wish to proceed before the undersigned magistrate judge, each party shall return to the

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court the consent form for settlement conferences provided with this order. If the parties do not

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wish the undersigned magistrate judge to preside at the settlement conference, each party shall

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file a declaration stating he wishes to be referred to the court’s mediation program; and

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2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send each party the consent form for settlement

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conferences.

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Dated: April 2, 2014

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DAD:9
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