Ciampi v City of Palo Alto, et al

Filing 137

ORDER GRANTING 135 Request to Vacate Appointment of Assisted Mediation Counsel; Removing Case from Mediation Program; and Referring Case for Magistrate Judge Settlement Conference. Signed by Judge Koh on 3/25/11. (lhklc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/25/2011)

Ciampi v City of Palo Alto, et al

Doc. 137

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Case No.: 09-CV-02655-LHK ORDER VACATING APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTED MEDIATION COUNSEL; REMOVING CASE FROM MEDIATION PROGRAM; AND REFERRING CASE FOR A MAGISTRATE JUDGE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION JOSEPH CIAMPI, ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) ) CITY OF PALO ALTO, a government entity; ) LYNNE JOHNSON, an individual; CHIEF ) DENNIS BURNS, an individual; OFFICER ) KELLY BURGER, an individual; OFFICER ) MANUEL TEMORES, an individual; OFFICER ) APRIL WAGNER, an individual; AGENT DAN ) RYAN; SERGEANT NATASHA POWERS, ) individual, ) ) Defendants. ) ) ) Case No.: 09-CV-02655-LHK ORDER VACATING APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTED MEDIATION COUNSEL; REMOVING CASE FROM MEDIATION PROGRAM; AND REFERRING CASE FOR A MAGISTRATE JUDGE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

The above-entitled action was assigned to the Assisted Mediation Program on November 23, 2010. A volunteer attorney willing to assist plaintiff in propia persona Joseph Ciampi with the mediation process, Robert Louis Mezzetti II, was appointed as Special Mediation Counsel on December 6, 2010. Plaintiff has now requested that Mr. Mezzetti's appointment as Special Mediation Counsel be vacated. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appointment of Robert Louis Mezzetti II as Special Mediation Counsel is vacated.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this matter is removed from the court's mediation program, and instead shall be referred for a settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Howard R. Lloyd to take place within 90 days of this Order, subject to Judge Lloyd's schedule. The parties shall contact Patricia Cromwell, at 408-535-5365, no later than March 31, 2011 to schedule the settlement conference. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 25, 2011

_________________________________ LUCY H. KOH United States District Judge

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Case No.: 09-CV-02655-LHK ORDER VACATING APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTED MEDIATION COUNSEL; REMOVING CASE FROM MEDIATION PROGRAM; AND REFERRING CASE FOR A MAGISTRATE JUDGE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE