Saldana v. Spearman et al

Filing 53

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 12/30/20 DENYING 50 Motion for a second settlement conference. (Plummer, M)

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Case 2:18-cv-00319-AC Document 53 Filed 01/04/21 Page 1 of 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 SAMUEL SALDANA, 11 12 13 14 No. 2:18-cv-0319 AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER M.E. SPEARMAN, et al., Defendants. 15 16 After plaintiff requested that the court set this case for a second settlement conference, 17 ECF No. 50, defendant was asked to advise the court whether he believed a settlement conference 18 would be beneficial at this time, ECF No. 51. Defendant has now responded that he does not 19 believe a second settlement conference would be beneficial at this time. ECF No. 52. The 20 motion for a settlement conference will therefore be denied. Plaintiff is free to discuss possible 21 settlement with defendant’s counsel in the future, without a settlement conference, although 22 defendant is not required to engage in settlement negotiations. Any communications between the 23 parties about settlement options should not be filed with the court. 24 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for a second settlement 25 conference, ECF No. 50, is denied. 26 DATED: December 30, 2020 27 28

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