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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LLOYD R. TILLETT,

Plaintiff,

v.

DANIEL JAMES CAASI,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:24-cv-00849-EPG (PC)

ORDER REGARDING EARLY 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO SERVE 

SUPERVISING DEPUTY ATTORNEY 

GENERAL LAWRENCE BRAGG WITH A 

COPY OF: 1) PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT 

(ECF NO. 1); 2) THE SCREENING ORDER 

(ECF NO. 9; AND 3) THIS ORDER

Plaintiff Lloyd R. Tillett is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in 

this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Court has screened Plaintiff’s 

complaint (ECF No. 1) and allowed at least one claim to proceed past screening. (ECF No. 9).

The sole defendant, Daniel James Caasi, has waived service of process. (ECF No. 13). 

The Court now directs the parties to participate in a settlement conference before a 

Magistrate Judge to see if the case can reach an early settlement. Neither side is waiving any 

claims, defenses, or objections by participating in this settlement conference.

Defense counsel is directed to consider Plaintiff’s claim(s) and to speak with Plaintiff

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following this order.1If, after investigating Plaintiff’s claim(s) and speaking with Plaintiff, and 

conferring with defense counsel’s supervisor, defense counsel in good faith finds that a 

settlement conference would not be productive at this time, defense counsel may opt out of this 

settlement conference by filing a notice (a motion is unnecessary) with the Court, in which case 

the matter will proceed without an early settlement conference.

If defense counsel opts out of the settlement conference, or if the case does not settle at 

the conference, the case will proceed to litigation.2

If defense counsel does not opt out, the Court will issue separate order(s) setting the 

settlement conference and detailing the pre-settlement conference procedures in due course.

Within fourteen days after the issuance of the order setting the settlement conference, in 

order to better inform all parties and have a meaningful conference, the Court is requiring that 

both parties disclose certain documents to each other about the case, as listed below. These 

documents are relevant to the case and will most likely be disclosed in discovery shortly if this 

case proceeds to litigation.3

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that:

1. Within forty-five days from the date of service of this order, the assigned 

Deputy Attorney General shall either: (1) file a notice stating that Defendant(s) 

opt out of the settlement conference; or (2) contact ADR Coordinator Sujean 

Park (spark@caed.uscourts.gov) to schedule the settlement conference. If the 

assigned Deputy Attorney General does not opt out of the settlement conference, 

the Court will issue an order setting a settlement conference. That order will 

include the date of the conference and the Magistrate Judge who will oversee the 

1 The parties may confer by letter.

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If the case proceeds to a settlement conference, the Court will not schedule the case until after 

the settlement conference is held. Nothing in this order extends Defendant’s deadline to file a 

responsive pleading, but Defendant may file a motion to extend the deadline to respond to the 

complaint.

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If any party has a legal objection to providing a particular document, that party shall file and 

serve a notice describing its objection.

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conference, and may also include procedures required by that Judge.

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2. If a settlement conference is set, no later than fourteen days after the date of 

service of the order setting the settlement conference, each party shall send the 

other parties, or their attorneys (if represented), the documents listed below. The 

parties only need to provide documents related to the claim(s) that the Court 

allowed to proceed past the screening stage. Additionally, defense counsel does 

not need to include any documents that defense counsel believes are confidential 

or subject to the official information privilege. Plaintiff does not need to request 

any documents from the institution at this time. Plaintiff only needs to provide 

these documents if Plaintiff already has them in his or her possession.

a. Documents regarding exhaustion of Plaintiff’s claims, including 602s, 

Form 22s, and responses from the appeals office;

b. All non-confidential documents regarding Rules Violation Reports, if 

any exist, associated with the incident(s) alleged in the complaint, 

including disciplinary charges and findings;

c. All of Plaintiff’s medical records related to the incident and/or condition 

at issue in the case, if any exist;

d. Chronos for transfer or Administrative Segregation placement related to 

the incident(s) alleged in the complaint, if any exist; and

e. Non-confidential incident reports regarding the use of force incident(s) 

alleged in the complaint, if any exist; 

Additionally, the parties may send any other documents related to the case that 

the parties believe will assist in the settlement conference. However, the parties 

may not request any other documents until discovery has been opened.

3. The parties are reminded to keep the Court informed of their current address.

Any change of address must be reported promptly to the Court in a separate 

4 The undersigned will not be the Magistrate Judge overseeing the settlement conference.

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document captioned for this case and entitled “Notice of Change of Address.”

See L.R. 182(f).

4. The Clerk of Court shall serve Supervising Deputy Attorney General Lawrence 

Bragg with a copy of: (1) Plaintiff’s complaint (ECF No. 1); (2) the screening 

order (ECF No. 9); and (3) this order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 11, 2024 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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