Simental v. Adams et al

Filing 26

ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE (Illston, Susan) (Filed on 10/18/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RUDY SIMENTAL,
Plaintiff,

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ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE

v.
NANCY ADAMS, et al.,
Defendants.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

Case No. 17-cv-00801-SI

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights

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action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Interest has been expressed in conducting a settlement

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conference utilizing the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law Prison Civil Rights

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Mediation Clinic, which participates in some settlement conferences in the Sacramento Division

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of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. The court has determined that this

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case will benefit from a settlement conference. Therefore, this case will be referred to Magistrate

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Judge Craig M. Kellison to conduct a settlement conference at the U. S. District Court, 501 I

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Street, Sacramento, California 95814 in Courtroom #4 at 1:00 p.m. on November 9, 2017.

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A separate order and writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum will issue concurrently with
this order.

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In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. This case is set for a settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Craig M. Kellison

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on November 9, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at the U. S. District Court, 501 I Street, Sacramento,

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California 95814 in Courtroom #4.

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2. A representative with full and unlimited authority to negotiate and enter into a binding
settlement on the defendants’ behalf must attend in person.

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3. Those in attendance must be prepared to discuss the claims, defenses and damages.

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The failure of any counsel, party or authorized person subject to this order to appear in

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person may result in the imposition of sanctions and may result in the settlement

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conference being rescheduled to another date.

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4. Magistrate Judge Kellison or another representative from the court will be contacting

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the parties either by telephone or in person, approximately two weeks prior to the

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settlement conference, to ascertain each party’s expectations of the settlement

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conference.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 18, 2017
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SUSAN ILLSTON
United States District Judge

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