Watts v. Ruggiero et al

Filing 48

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 4/20/2016 ORDERING, within 21 days, the parties shall file and serve separate statements that inform the court of the following: 1) Whether court mediation may be helpful in resolving this action, and therefore whether each party requests that a settlement conference be scheduled; 2) If the answer to the prior question is in the affirmative, whether each party waives the disqualification of the undersigned magistrate judge to conduct such s ettlement conference, or requests that another magistrate judge be assigned for that purpose; 3) The anticipated length of jury trial in this action; 4) Any dates through April 2017 when any party may not be available to participate in a settlement conference and/or to appear for pretrial and trial proceedings. (Yin, K)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TIMOTHY WATTS,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:13-cv-1749 TLN AC P

v.

ORDER

M. RUGGIERO, et al.,

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Defendants.

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On April 5, 2016, this court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on all

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grounds with the exception that this case now proceeds only on plaintiff’s First Amendment

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retaliation claim against defendant M. Ruggiero. See ECF Nos. 43, 47. Before setting further

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deadlines in this action, the court will assess the parties’ willingness to participate in a settlement

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conference and their availability to participate in such conference and/or with further pretrial and

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trial proceedings.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, within twenty-one (21) days after service

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of this order, the parties shall file and serve separate statements that inform the court of the

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following:
1. Whether court mediation may be helpful in resolving this action, and therefore whether

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each party requests that a settlement conference be scheduled.

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2. If the answer to the prior question is in the affirmative, whether each party waives the

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disqualification of the undersigned magistrate judge to conduct such settlement conference, or

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requests that another magistrate judge be assigned for that purpose.

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3. The anticipated length of jury trial in this action.

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4. Any dates through April 2017 when any party may not be available to participate in a

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settlement conference and/or to appear for pretrial and trial proceedings.

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SO ORDERED.

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DATED: April 20, 2016

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