Liberal v. Estrada et al

Filing 57

ORDER EXCUSING CERTAIN DEFENDANTS FROM ATTENDING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE. Signed by Magistrate Judge Bernard Zimmerman on 9/11/2008. (bzsec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/11/2008)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ) ) Plaintiff(s), ) ) ) v. ) EDUARDO R. ESTRADA, et al., ) ) ) Defendant(s). ) KESNER JUNIOR LIBERAL, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

No. C07-0024 SBA (BZ) ORDER EXCUSING CERTAIN DEFENDANTS FROM ATTENDING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

Before the court is the request of seven individual officer defendants to be excused from attending the settlement conference on the grounds that, pursuant to Government Code § 825, they do not control the settlement. Plaintiff has

objected on the grounds that their presence is necessary, relying on plaintiff's counsel's experience as a settlement judge. Plaintiff offers no other explanation for the Plaintiff did not timely file a Based on the information

necessity of their presence.

settlement conference statement.

contained in defendants' statement, it is difficult to understand why the presence of any officer other than Estrada and Keegan is needed to assist in the settlement conference. 1

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Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that officers Wheaton, Tassio, Prickett, Romero and Ayres are excused from attending. Dated: September 11, 2008 Bernard Zimmerman United States Magistrate Judge
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