Wilkins v. Picetti

Filing 61

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR REFERRAL TO PRO SE PRISONER SETTLEMENT PROGRAM; STAYING PROCEEDING AND ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSING FILE by Judge Lucy H. Koh re 60 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer or Referral to Settlement Conference (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service) (mpb, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/20/2014)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 KEENAN G. WILKINS, 12 13 14 Plaintiff, v. GREGORY J. AHERN, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. C 10-2818 LHK (PR) ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR REFERRAL TO PRO SE PRISONER SETTLEMENT PROGRAM; STAYING PROCEEDING AND ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSING FILE Plaintiff, a California state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a second amended civil 18 rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the County of Alameda and its employees. 19 On July 24, 2014, defense counsel was assigned to represent defendants in this matter. 20 Previously, in two other cases initiated by plaintiff and naming County of Alameda defendants, 21 Wilkins v. County of Alameda, No. 10-3090 LHK (pr), and Wilkins v. Daly, No. 13-4665 LHK 22 (pr), the court stayed the actions and referred them to Magistrate Judge Vadas for a possible 23 global settlement as plaintiff has several other active cases against County of Alameda 24 defendants. 25 On August 13, 2014, defendants filed a motion for an extension of time, or a motion for 26 referral to settlement conference. The court finds good cause to refer this matter to Magistrate 27 Judge Nandor Vadas pursuant to the Pro Se Prisoner Settlement Program for settlement 28 Order Granting Defendants’ Motion for Referral to Pro Se Prisoner Settlement Program; Staying Proceeding and Administratively Closing File P:\PRO-SE\LHK\Old\CR.10\Wilkins818Vadas.wpd 1 proceedings on plaintiff’s cognizable claims. The proceedings will consist of one or more 2 conferences as determined by Magistrate Judge Vadas. The conferences shall be conducted with 3 defendants, or the representative for defendants, attending by videoconferencing if they so 4 choose. 5 The instant case is REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Vadas pursuant to the Pro Se 6 Prisoner Settlement Program for settlement proceedings on the cognizable claim in this action. 7 The proceedings shall take place within one hundred twenty (120) days of the filing date of this 8 order, or as soon as practicable. Magistrate Judge Vadas shall coordinate a time and date for a 9 settlement conference with all interested parties or their representatives and, within ten (10) 10 days after the conclusion of the settlement proceedings, file with the court a report regarding the 11 prisoner settlement proceedings. If these settlement proceedings do not resolve this matter, the 12 court will set a briefing schedule. 13 In light of the referral to Magistrate Judge Vadas, defendants’ motion for a referral to a 14 settlement conference is GRANTED. The Clerk of the Court shall mail a copy of the court file, 15 including a copy of this Order, to Magistrate Judge Vadas in Eureka, California. The briefing 16 schedule issued on June 23, 2014, is VACATED. The instant case is STAYED pending the 17 settlement conference proceedings and further order of this court. The Clerk shall 18 ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSE the file. 19 This order terminates docket number 60. 20 IT IS SO ORDERED. 21 22 DATED: 8/19/14 LUCY H. KOH United States District Judge 23 24 25 26 27 28 Order Granting Defendants’ Motion for Referral to Pro Se Prisoner Settlement Program; Staying Proceeding and Administratively Closing File 2 P:\PRO-SE\LHK\Old\CR.10\Wilkins818Vadas.wpd

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