Cooley v. City of Vallejo et al

Filing 38

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 9/18/2014. Status Conference is SET for 11/13/2014 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 25 (KJN). No later than 7 days prior to conferece, parties shall meet, confer, and file a Joint Status Report addressing specific topics outlined in Court's [6-3] Order Setting Conference Conference. (Marciel, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FREDERICK MARCELES COOLEY,

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No. 2:14-cv-0620 TLN KJN PS

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

CITY OF VALLEJO, et al.,
Defendants.

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On September 17, 2014, defendants City of Vallejo, Brett Clark, and Dustin Joseph filed

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an answer to plaintiff Frederick Marceles Cooley’s first amended complaint. (ECF No. 37.)

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With the pleadings now settled, the court finds it appropriate to reschedule a status (pretrial

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scheduling) conference in this matter.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. A status (pretrial scheduling) conference in this matter is set for Thursday November

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13, 2014, at 10:00 a.m., in Courtroom No. 25 before the undersigned.

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2. No later than seven (7) days prior to the conference, the parties shall meet and confer

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and file a joint status report addressing the specific topics outlined in the court’s

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previous March 11, 2014 Order Setting Status Conference. (See ECF No. 6 at 2-3.)

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3. In their joint status report, the parties shall also indicate whether they desire an early

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settlement conference, and if so, whether they would stipulate to waiver of any
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disqualification by virtue of the undersigned acting as a settlement judge or whether

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they would prefer the settlement conference to be conducted before another magistrate

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judge.

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4. Failure of any party to cooperate in the meet-and-confer efforts and the drafting of the

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joint status report may result in the imposition of sanctions on the offending party.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: September 18, 2014

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