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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NICHOLAS D. FLORES,

Plaintiff,

v.

G. HERRERA, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:22-cv-02107 DAD DB P

ORDER

Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action seeking relief 

under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On February 1, 2024, the court dismissed this action and closed the case 

due to plaintiff’s failure to prosecute. (ECF No. 15.) Plaintiff then sought to reopen the case. 

(ECF Nos. 18, 19.) On April 3, 2024, the court reopened the case and the matter was referred

back to the undersigned for further proceedings. (ECF No. 21.) Defendants have requested the 

Court to schedule this case for a settlement conference pursuant to early Alternative Dispute 

Resolution (ADR), and to stay the responsive pleading deadline pending the participation in a 

settlement conference.

Good cause appearing, the request is granted. The court stays this action for a period of 

120 days to allow the parties to investigate plaintiff’s claims, meet and confer, and then 

participate in a settlement conference. If the case does not settle, the court will set a date for the 

filing of a responsive pleading.

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Once the settlement conference is scheduled, at least seven days prior to the conference, 

the parties shall submit to the settlement judge a confidential settlement conference statement. 

The parties’ confidential settlement conference statements shall include the following: (a) names 

and locations of the parties; (b) a short statement of the facts and alleged damages; (c) a short 

procedural history; (d) an analysis of the risk of liability, including a discussion of the efforts 

made to investigate the allegations; and (e) a discussion of the efforts that have been made to 

settle the case. Defendant shall e-mail the settlement conference statement to the settlement 

judge’s e-mail box for proposed orders, available on the court’s website. Plaintiff shall place his 

settlement conference statement in the U.S. mail addressed to the settlement conference judge, 

United States District Court, 501 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. Plaintiff shall mail his 

settlement conference statement so that it is received by the court at least seven days before the 

settlement conference. 

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

1. This action is stayed for 120 days to allow the parties an opportunity to settle their 

dispute before the discovery process begins. Except as provided herein or by subsequent court 

order, no other pleadings or other documents may be filed in this case during the stay of this 

action. The parties shall not engage in formal discovery, but the parties may elect to engage in 

informal discovery. 

2. Within sixty days from the date of this order, defendants shall file any motion to opt 

out of Post-screening Early ADR. 

3. At least seven days prior to the settlement conference, each party shall submit a 

confidential settlement conference statement, as described above, to the settlement judge. 

Defendant shall e-mail the settlement conference statement to the settlement judge’s proposed 

orders e-mail address. Plaintiff shall place his settlement conference statement in the U.S. mail 

addressed to the settlement judge, United States District Court, 501 I Street, Sacramento, CA 

95814. Plaintiff shall mail his settlement conference statement so that it is received by the court 

at least seven days before the settlement conference. 

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4. If a settlement is reached at any point during the stay of this action, the parties shall file 

a Notice of Settlement in accordance with Local Rule 160. 

5. The parties remain obligated to keep the court informed of their current addresses at all 

times during the stay and while the action is pending. Any change of address must be reported 

promptly to the court in a separate document captioned for this case and entitled “Notice of 

Change of Address.” See L.R. 182(f).

Dated: April 19, 2024

DLB7

flor2107.ADR.reopen

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