Riggs v. Grounds et al

Filing 76

ORDER Returning Case to District Judge. Signed by Judge Nandor J. Vadas on 3/4/2016. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(njvlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/4/2016)

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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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ISAAC RIGGS,

Case No. 13-cv-05864-PJH (NJV)

Plaintiff,
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v.
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R.T.C. GROUNDS, et al.,

United States District Court
Northern District of California

Defendants.

ORDER RETURING CASE TO
DISTRICT JUDGE BECAUSE OF
PLAINTIFF'S REFUSAL TO
PARTICIPATE IN SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE

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On November 19, 2015, Chief Judge Hamilton referred this case to the undersigned for a

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settlement conference. (Doc. 68.) On January 28, 2016, the undersigned entered an order setting

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a settlement conference for March 10, 2016, at Solano State Prison. (Doc. 71.) The undersigned

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issued a writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum requiring the Warden of Salinas Valley State

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Prison to produce Plaintiff at Solano State Prison on March 10, 2016, for the settlement

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conference. (Doc. 72.)

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On March 3, 2016, the court was informed by the administration at Salinas Valley State

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Prison that Plaintiff refused to board the bus to be transported to Solano State Prison for the

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settlement conference. By refusing to be transported to Solano State Prison, Plaintiff has

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prevented the scheduled settlement conference from occurring. The undersigned therefore

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respectfully returns the case to Chief Judge Hamilton, based on Plaintiff's refusal to participate in

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the ordered settlement conference.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: March 4, 2016

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NANDOR J. VADAS
United States Magistrate Judge