Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-5_06-cv-03649/USCOURTS-cand-5_06-cv-03649-0/pdf.json

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

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Order Referring Case to Pro Se Prisoner Settlement Program; Instructions to Clerk

P:\pro-se\sj.rmw\cr.06\Payton649refer 1

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EDWARD PAYTON, 

Plaintiff,

 v.

DR. SADEGHI, et al., 

Defendants. 

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

No. C 06-3649 RMW (PR)

ORDER REFERRING CASE

TO PRO SE PRISONER

SETTLEMENT PROGRAM;

INSTRUCTIONS TO CLERK

Plaintiff, a California prisoner proceeding pro se, filed the instant civil rights

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has paid the filing fee. Plaintiff filed an

amended complaint on May 11, 2007. On January 7, 2008, the court ordered service of

the amended complaint on the named defendants and granted plaintiff’s request to refer

the case to the court’s Pro Se Prisoner Settlement Program after the defendants had been

served and filed an answer. Defendants have filed an answer to the complaint. 

Accordingly, the court REFERS the instant case to the Pro Se Prisoner Settlement

Program and STAYS this action pending settlement conference proceedings with

Magistrate Judge Vadas. 

///

///

*E-FILED - 4/29/08*

Case 5:06-cv-03649-RMW Document 22 Filed 04/29/08 Page 1 of 3
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Order Referring Case to Pro Se Prisoner Settlement Program; Instructions to Clerk 

P:\PRO-SE\SJ.Rmw\CR.06\Payton649refer.wpd

2

DISCUSSION

The Northern District of California has established a Pro Se Prisoner Settlement

Program. Certain prisoner civil rights cases may be referred to a neutral magistrate judge

for prisoner settlement proceedings. The proceedings will consist of one or more

conferences as determined by Magistrate Judge Nandor Vadas. The conferences shall be

conducted with defendants, or the representative for defendants, attending by

videoconferencing if they so choose.

Good cause appearing, the instant case is REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Vadas

for settlement proceedings pursuant to the Pro Se Prisoner Settlement Program. The

proceedings shall take place within ninety (90) days of the date of this order. 

Defendants’ counsel shall contact Judge Vadas within twenty-one (21) days of the date

this order is filed to schedule a date for the settlement conference in this matter. 

Magistrate Judge Vadas shall coordinate a time and date for a settlement conference with

all interested parties or their representatives and, within ten (10) days after the

conclusion of the settlement proceedings, file with the court a report regarding the

prisoner settlement proceedings.

The clerk of court shall deliver the court file or a copy thereof, including a 

copy of this order, to Magistrate Judge Vadas in Eureka, California. The instant case is

STAYED pending the settlement conference proceedings. 

It is plaintiff’s responsibility to prosecute this case. Plaintiff is reminded 

that all communications with the court must be served on defendants by mailing a true

copy of the document to defendants’ counsel. Plaintiff must keep the court and all parties

informed of any change of address by filing a separate paper captioned “Notice of Change

of Address.” 

///

///

///

///

Case 5:06-cv-03649-RMW Document 22 Filed 04/29/08 Page 2 of 3
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Order Referring Case to Pro Se Prisoner Settlement Program; Instructions to Clerk 

P:\PRO-SE\SJ.Rmw\CR.06\Payton649refer.wpd

3

Plaintiff must comply with the court’s orders in a timely fashion. Failure to do so may

result in the dismissal of this action for failure to prosecute pursuant to Federal Rule of

Civil Procedure 41(b). 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: _________________ RONALD M. WHYTE

 United States District Judge

4/28/08

Case 5:06-cv-03649-RMW Document 22 Filed 04/29/08 Page 3 of 3