Jones v. Solomon et al

Filing 124

ORDER following 123 Order of the District Court: A judicial settlement conference is set for Thursday, April 4, 2024 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The conference will be conducted by telephone. Call-in information will be p rovided to the parties by separate communication. Parties shall participate in the conference as noted herein. Any request seeking permission to modify the terms of this Order shall be filed no later than March 21, 2024 or be subject to summary denia l. Defense counsel shall ensure that the Warden and/or Plaintiff's case manager at Plaintiff's current place of incarceration receives notice of the conference, including call-in information and a copy of this Order. Signed by US Magistrate Judge W. Carleton Metcalf on 2/28/2024. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.)(kby)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE DIVISION
1:18-cv-00089-MR
JORDAN ANDREW JONES,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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GEORGE T. SOLOMON;
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W. DAVID GUICE;
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FRANK L. PERRY;
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(First Name Unknown) WILLIAMS; )
ELIZABETH D. WALLACE;
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JASMINE BELYEU;
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JONNITA BAKER;
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JEFFREY DANIELS;
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RANDY S. MULL; MIKE BALL;
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JASON M. PENLAND;
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GREGORY P. TAYLOR;
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TIM LAUGHRUN;
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BRIAN WATSON; REENE REEL; )
ADRIAN Z. CROWE;
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BRYAN DALE JOHNSON;
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(First Name Unknown) CORNETT; )
JAMES C. WALDROOP;
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ROBIN HUDGINS;
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MARK RANDALL GEOUGE;
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BONDY CARROLL;
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TYLER STOCKTON;
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(First Name Unknown) BANKS;
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(First Name Unknown) BALL;
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MARTY COOPER;
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GILBERT LEWIS;
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STEPHEN P. CARPENTER;
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SCOTTY LOWERY;
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JOSEPH BUCHANAN; and
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JOHN DOE;
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ORDER

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Defendants.
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This matter is before the undersigned following the Order of the District
Court referring this case for a judicial settlement conference. Doc. 123.
A judicial settlement conference is set for Thursday, April 4, 2024 from
9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
The conference will be conducted by telephone. Call-in information will
be provided to the parties by separate communication.
Plaintiff shall participate in the conference from his present place of
incarceration. That facility is directed, to the extent reasonably possible, to
make such accommodations as are necessary to allow Plaintiff to take part in
the settlement discussions in a meaningful manner, such as allowing Plaintiff
to participate from a private setting and with access to his case materials.
Defendant Taylor and his counsel may participate in the conference from
any location they deem appropriate, provided that Defendant and his counsel
participate using a single conference line. Further, in accordance with this
district’s Local Civil Rule 16.3(d)(2), a person with full authority (not including
counsel of record) to settle all pending claims must also participate in the
conference on behalf of Defendant, to the extent Defendant himself does not
have such authority. Any such person shall also participate using the same
conference line as Defendant and his counsel.
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Any request seeking permission to modify the terms of this Order shall
be filed no later than March 21, 2024 or be subject to summary denial.
Defense counsel shall ensure that the Warden and/or Plaintiff’s case
manager at Plaintiff’s current place of incarceration receives notice of the
conference, including call-in information and a copy of this Order.
It is so ordered.
Signed: February 28, 2024

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