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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

Magistrate Judge Helena Barch-Kuchta will hold a settlement conference on January 22, 2021

at 2:00 p.m. on Zoom. The court expects that the parties will proceed with the settlement conference 

in good faith and attempt to resolve all or part of the case. If any party believes that the settlement 

conference will not be productive, that party shall so inform the court as far in advance of the settlement 

conference as possible. Unless otherwise permitted in advance by the court, the following individuals 

must attend the settlement conference in person: (1) all of the attorneys who will try the case; (2) the 

parties, except as noted below; and (3) individuals with full authority to negotiate and settle the case, on 

any terms. Parties affiliated with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation are

excused from personal attendance if and only if they are available to confer with their counsel by 

LAKEITH L. MCCOY,

 Plaintiff,

v.

A. HOLGUIN, C. CASILLAS, D. KING, V. 

MOORE, J. GONZALES, A. MARTINEZ, 

S. LOMAS, O. DELGADO, E. BARRON, 

FNU MONTANEZ, FNU MAYFIELD, 

FNU MORENO, C. MARTINEZ, G. 

ARELLANO, HOLLIS BENNETT, 

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:15-cv-00768 DAD- HBK (PC)

AMENDED ORDER RESCHEDULING 

TIME OF SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

TO 2:00 P.M. ON 1/22/21 ON ZOOM; 

PRE-SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

REMAINS 1/15/21 AT 2:00 P.M. BY 

TELECONFERENCE

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telephone at all times during the settlement conference. 

No later than two weeks prior to the settlement conference, each party must submit to Judge 

Barch-Kuchta’s chambers by email (address hbkorders@caed.uscourts.gov) or, in the case of 

incarcerated parties, by U.S. Mail (address: US District Court, P.O. Box 575, Yosemite National Park, 

CA 95389), a confidential settlement conference statement. These statements should neither be filed on 

the docket nor served on any other party. The statements should be marked “CONFIDENTIAL” and 

should state the date and time of the conference. The statements should not be lengthy but should

include:

(1) a brief recitation of the facts;

(2) a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the case;

(3) an itemized estimate of the expected costs for further discovery, pretrial, and trial matters, in 

specific dollar terms;

(4) your best estimate of the probability that plaintiff will prevail should this case proceed to 

trial; 

(5) your best estimate of recovery by plaintiff should this case proceed to trial and plaintiff 

prevail (in specific dollar terms); 

(6) a history of settlement discussions (including a listing of any current settlement offers from 

any party, in specific dollar terms), a candid statement of your party’s current position on settlement, 

including the amount that you will give/accept to settle (in specific dollar terms), and a statement of 

your expectations for settlement discussions; 

(7) a list of the individuals who will be attending the settlement on the party’s behalf, including 

names and, if appropriate, titles.

Magistrate Judge Helena Barch-Kuchta will hold a short, pre-settlement conference telephone 

discussion on January 15, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. (dial-in number: 1-888-204-5984; passcode: 4446176). 

Only the lead attorney from each side should participate. 

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 30, 2020 

HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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