Brown-Seals v. Allman, et al.

Filing 73

ORDER Re Settlement Conference. Signed by Judge Nandor J. Vadas on 5/19/2016. (njvlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/19/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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EUREKA DIVISION

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MICHAEL I. BROWN-SEALS,

No. 3:14-cv-5152 CRB (NJV)

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Plaintiff,
v.
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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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C. DE LOS SANTOS, et al,

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NOTICE AND ORDER SETTING
SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE IN
PRO SE PRISONER EARLY
SETTLEMENT PROGRAM AND
REQUIRING MEET AND CONFER

Defendants.
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TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:
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You are hereby notified that a settlement conference is scheduled in this case for 10:00 a.m.
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on July 7, 2016, at Pelican Bay State Prison.
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Defense counsel is ORDERED to meet and confer telephonically with Plaintiff to discuss
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settlement of this case no later than June 30, 2016.
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Lead trial counsel shall appear at the settlement conference with the parties and persons
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having full authority to negotiate and settle the case. A person who needs to call another person
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not present before agreeing to any settlement does not have full authority. To the extent that
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such consultations are necessary, they must be made in advance of the settlement conference.
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Personal attendance of a party representative will rarely be excused by the Court, and then
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only upon separate written application demonstrating substantial hardship served on opposing
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counsel and lodged as early as the basis for the hardship is known.
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Confidential settlement conference statements shall be mailed or emailed

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([e-mail]) to and received by chambers no later than June 23, 2016. The parties

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shall report on the outcome of their settlement discussions in their settlement conference statements.

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Any request to continue the settlement conference shall state the reason therefor and be

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submitted in writing as soon as possible well in advance of the scheduled conference date.

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Requests to vacate the settlement referral must be made to the referring Judge, not Magistrate Judge

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Vadas.

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The parties shall notify the undersigned's Chambers immediately at [phone] if this
case settles prior to the date set for the settlement conference.

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For the Northern District of California

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: May 19, 2016

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NANDOR J. VADAS
United States Magistrate Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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EUREKA DIVISION
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MICHAEL I. BROWN-SEALS,

No. 3:14-CV-05152 CRB (NJV)

Plaintiff,
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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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v.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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C. DE LOS SANTOS, et al.,
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Defendants.
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that on May 19, 2016, I SERVED a true and correct copy

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of the attached, by placing said copy in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) listed

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below, by depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail.

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Michael I. Brown-Seals
#V-77488
Pelican Bay State Prison
C-1-A#102 SHU
P.O. Box 7500
Crescent City, CA 95532
Litigation Coordinator
Pelican Bay State Prison
P.O. Box 7000
Crescent City, CA 95532

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Linn Van Meter
Administrative Law Clerk to
the Honorable Nandor J. Vadas
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