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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIAM JAMES, 

Plaintiff, No. 2:10-cv-0664 MCE DAD P

vs.

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff, a former county jail proceeding pro se, has filed this civil rights action

seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pursuant to the scheduling order filed in this action,

discovery is now closed in this action and the time for filing all pretrial motions has passed. 

In due course, the court will issue a further scheduling order setting dates for

pretrial statements, pretrial conference, and jury trial. However, before issuing the scheduling

order, the court will set a mandatory settlement conference in this case. Pursuant to Local Rule

270(b), the parties will be directed to inform the court in writing as to whether they wish to

proceed with the settlement conference before the undersigned magistrate judge or if they wish to

be referred to the court’s mediation program. 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Within twenty-one days of the date of this order, each party shall inform the

court in writing as to whether they wish to proceed with the settlement conference before the

undersigned magistrate judge or if they wish to wish to be referred to the court’s mediation

program. If the parties wish to proceed before the undersigned magistrate judge, each party shall

return to the court the consent form for settlement conferences provided with this order. If the

parties do not wish the undersigned magistrate judge to preside at the settlement conference, each

party shall file a declaration stating he wishes to be referred to the court’s mediation program;

and

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send each party the consent form for

settlement conferences.

DATED: September 16, 2013.

DAD:9

jame0664.sc

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