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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

In their joint pretrial conference statement, the parties indicated they were interesting in 

discussing settlement of the matter and requested the Court scheduled a settlement conference. (Doc. 

51 at 13) Thus, the Court ORDERS:

1. A settlement conference is set on October 2, 2014 at 10:30 a.m., Courtroom 10 at the 

Robert E. Coyle Federal Courthouse, 2500 Tulare Street, Fresno, California, before the Honorable 

Gary S. Austin;

2. Unless otherwise permitted in advance by the Court, the attorneys who will try the case 

SHALL appear at the Settlement Conference with the parties and the person or persons having full 

authority to negotiate and settle the case on any terms at the conference. 

3. Each party SHALL lodge a confidential settlement conference statement to 

GSAOrders@caed.uscourts.gov no later than 10 a.m. on September 25, 2014;

4. The Confidential Settlement Conference Statement shall include a frank and nonargumentative discussion of following:

ANITA GONZALEZ,

 Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF MCFARLAND, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:13-cv-0086 - JLT

ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

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A. A brief statement of the facts of the case;

B. A brief statement of the claims and defenses, i.e., statutory or other grounds upon 

which the claims are founded; a forthright evaluation of the parties’ likelihood of prevailing on 

the claims and defenses; and a description of the major issues in dispute;

C. A summary of the proceedings to date;

D. An estimate of the cost and time to be expended for discovery, pretrial and trial;

E. The relief sought;

F. The party’s position on settlement, including present demands and offers and a history 

of past settlement discussions, offers and demands.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 17, 2014 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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