Kaufman v. Spearman et al

Filing 21

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT; STAYING CASE AND REFERRAL TO MEDIATION re 20 Joint MOTION for Referral to the Pro Se Prisoner Settlement Program and [Proposed] Order filed by D. Bright, M. E. Spearman, Roselle Branch, [ 16] MOTION for Default Judgment as to filed by Joel David Kaufman, Motions terminated: 20 Joint MOTION for Referral to the Pro Se Prisoner Settlement Program and [Proposed] Order filed by D. Bright, M. E. Spearman, Roselle Branch, 16 MOTION for Default Judgment as to filed by Joel David Kaufman., ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Vadas for Settlement, ORDER STAYING CASE. Signed by Judge James Donato on 5/23/16. (lrcS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/23/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOEL DAVID KAUFMAN,
Plaintiff,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Case No. 15-cv-02777-JD

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
DEFAULT JUDGMENT;
STAYING CASE AND REFERRAL
TO MEDIATION

v.
M. E. SPEARMAN, et al.,
Defendants.

Re: Dkt. Nos. 16, 20

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner, proceeds with a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. §

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1983. The parties have filed a joint stipulation stating that a settlement conference would be

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beneficial. Therefore, this case shall be referred to Magistrate Judge Vadas for a settlement

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conference pursuant to the Pro Se Prisoner Mediation Program. The conference will take place

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within one hundred and twenty days of the date this order is filed. Magistrate Judge Vadas will

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coordinate a time and date for a settlement proceedings with all interested parties and/or their

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representatives and, within five days after conclusion of the settlement proceedings, file with the

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Court a report of the proceedings.
CONLCUSION

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1. Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment (Docket No. 16) is DENIED because
defendants timely responded to the complaint.

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2. The joint motion for a settlement conference (Docket No. 20) is GRANTED.

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3. The case is referred to Magistrate Judge Vadas for settlement proceedings pursuant to

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the Pro Se Prisoner Mediation Program. The Clerk with send a copy of this order to Magistrate

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Judge Vadas in Eureka, California.

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4. In view of the referral, this case is STAYED pending the settlement proceedings.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: May 23, 2016

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JAMES DONATO
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOEL DAVID KAUFMAN,

Case No. 15-cv-02777-JD

Plaintiff,
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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M. E. SPEARMAN, et al.,
Defendants.

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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S.
District Court, Northern District of California.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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That on May 23, 2016, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing
said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by
depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery
receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

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Joel David Kaufman
AT3133
P.O. Box 705
Soledad, CA 93960

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Dated: May 23, 2016

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Susan Y. Soong
Clerk, United States District Court

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By:________________________
LISA R. CLARK, Deputy Clerk to the
Honorable JAMES DONATO

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