Norwood v Nanganama, et al.,

Filing 136

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 04/21/15 ORDERING that within 14 days the parties shall each file a signed Notice Regarding Waiver of Disqualification, indicating whether they will agree to the undersigned serving as the settlement judge. (Benson, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GREGORY NORWOOD,

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No. 2:09-cv-02929 JAM AC P

Plaintiff,
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ORDER

NANGANAMA, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42
U.S.C. § 1983, which proceeds on the third amended complaint. ECF No. 108.
The dispositive motion filing deadline expired on September 29, 2014. ECF No. 116.

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Because the parties have not filed dispositive motions, the court will set a final pretrial conference

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and trial. However, before setting a trial date, the court will require that the parties exhaust

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settlement efforts, and will refer the parties to a magistrate judge for a settlement conference.

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Before assigning a settlement judge, the court needs to know if the parties will agree to the

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undersigned serving as the settlement judge, waiving any conflict that may arise as a result.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that within fourteen days of the filing of this

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order, the parties shall each file a signed Notice Regarding Waiver of Disqualification, indicating

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whether they will agree to the undersigned serving as the settlement judge. Failure of either party

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to file a waiver will result in this case being randomly assigned to another magistrate judge for
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purposes of conducting a settlement conference. Further instructions will issue once a settlement

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judge is assigned.

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DATED: April 21, 2015

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GREGORY NORWOOD,

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No. 2:09-cv-02929 JAM AC P

Plaintiff,
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NANGANAMA, et al.,

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NOTICE REGARDING WAIVER OF
DISQUALIFICATION OF SETTLEMENT
JUDGE PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE
270(b)

Defendants.

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Check one:

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_____ Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, requests that the assigned Magistrate Judge

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participate in a settlement conference in this action and hereby waives any claim of

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disqualification of the assigned Magistrate Judge on that basis thereafter.

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_____ Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, does not waive any claim of disqualification

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of the assigned Magistrate Judge and requests the court randomly assign another

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Magistrate Judge for the purposes of conducting a settlement conference.

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DATED:_______________________
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GREGORY NORWOOD
Plaintiff pro se

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GREGORY NORWOOD,

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No. 2:09-cv-02929 JAM AC P

Plaintiff,
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NOTICE REGARDING WAIVER OF
DISQUALIFICATION OF SETTLEMENT
JUDGE PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE
270(b)

NANGANAMA, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Check one:

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_____ Defendant requests that the assigned Magistrate Judge participate in a settlement

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conference in this action and hereby waives any claim of disqualification of the assigned

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Magistrate Judge on that basis thereafter.

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_____ Defendant does not waive any claim of disqualification of the assigned Magistrate Judge

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and requests the court randomly assign another Magistrate Judge for the purposes of

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conducting a settlement conference.

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DATED:_______________________
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Attorney for Defendant Kaur

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