Williams, et al v. City of Antioch, et al

Filing 215

ORDER DENYING 214 Stipulation, filed by Priscilla Bunton, Mary Ruth Scott, Karen Latreece Coleman, Alyce Denise Payne, City of Antioch, Santeya Danyell Williams. Signed by Judge ARMSTRONG on 9/1/11. (lrc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/1/2011)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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OAKLAND DIVISION

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SANTEYA DANYELL WILLIAMS,

Case No: C 08-2301 SBA

6 MARY RUTH SCOTT, KAREN

LATREECE COLEMAN, PRISCILLA
7 BUNTON, and ALYCE DENISE PAYNE,

on behalf of themselves and all others
8 similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

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ORDER DENYING REQUEST TO
MODIFY CASE DEADLINES, AND
ORDER OF REFERENCE FOR
SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
Dkt. 214

vs.

11 CITY OF ANTIOCH,
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Defendant.

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The Court has read and considered the parties’ Joint Request to Modify Case

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Deadlines and finds that the parties have failed to demonstrate good cause for their request.

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See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4); Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604, 609

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(9th Cir. 1992). Nonetheless, given the parties’ desire to engage in “serious settlement

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discussions,” the Court will refer this matter for a settlement conference to take place

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forthwith. Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the parties’ Joint Request to Modify Case

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Deadlines is DENIED. This matter is REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott

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Corley for the scheduling of a MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE to take

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place forthwith.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: September 1, 2011

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SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG
United States District Judge