Villareal v. Adams, et al.

Filing 15

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 04/14/15 ordering ( Settlement Conference set for 10/1/2015 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 9 (GGH) before Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows.) Each party is directed to submit to the chambers of Judge Gr egory G. Hollows confidential settlement conference statements to the following email address: [e-mail] not later than 9/18/15. If plaintiff is unable to access the internet, he shall, on or before 9/18/15, send his statement to the court by mail at 501 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, and indicate on the envelope and on the face of the statement that it is a confidential communication to Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows. Within 14 days of the filing of this order, counsel for defendants must file a notice advising the court of the estimated length of trial and of any dates he is unavailable for trial in February and March 2016. (See order for further details)(cc: GGH). (Plummer, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DAVID A. VILLAREAL,

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No. 2:14-cv-00913 AC P

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

DEAN ADAMS, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42

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U.S.C. § 1983. The parties in this case have consented to the jurisdiction of the magistrate judge.

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ECF Nos. 6, 10.

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The dispositive motion filing deadline expired on March 16, 2015. ECF No. 13. Because

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the parties have not filed dispositive motions, the court will proceed to set a final pretrial

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conference and trial date. Counsel for the defendants will be required to file a notice with the

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court advising of the estimated length of trial and any dates he or the defendants will be

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unavailable for trial in February and March 2016. Plaintiff may also file a notice regarding his

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availability during that time. The court will require that the parties exhaust settlement efforts, and

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will refer the parties to another magistrate judge of the court for a settlement conference.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. The parties are hereby notified that a Settlement Conference has been SET for October
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1, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom #9 before Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows. Each party

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is directed to have a principal capable of disposition at the Settlement Conference or to be fully

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authorized to settle the matter on any terms at the Settlement Conference. Each party is directed

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to submit to the chambers of Judge Gregory G. Hollows confidential settlement conference

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statements to the following email address: [e-mail] not later than September

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24, 2015. If plaintiff is unable to access the internet, he shall, on or before Friday, September 18,

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2015, send his statement to the court by mail at 501 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, and indicate

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on the envelope and on the face of the statement that it is a confidential communication to

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Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows. Such statements are neither to be filed with the Clerk nor

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served on the opposing party. However, each party shall notify the other party that the statement

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has been submitted to the judge’s chambers.

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2. The court will issue a writ of habeas corpus ad testificuandum for plaintiff’s
appearance at the settlement conference at a later date.
3. Within fourteen days of the filing of this order, counsel for defendants must file a

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notice advising the court of the estimated length of trial and of any dates he is unavailable for trial

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in February and March 2016. If plaintiff wishes, within fourteen days of the date this order is

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filed, he may also file a notice advising of any dates he is unavailable for trial in February and

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March 2016.

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DATED: April 14, 2015

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