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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DANIEL MANRIQUEZ,

Plaintiff,

vs.

J. HUCHINS, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:09-cv-00456-LJO-BAM PC

ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE AND REQUIRING PARTIES 

TO SUBMIT CONFIDENTIAL 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

STATEMENTS DIRECTLY TO CHAMBERS

January 30, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. in Courtroom 8 

(BAM)

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 

§ 1983. This action proceeds against Defendants Munoz, Clausing, and Omos for excessive force 

in pepper spraying Plaintiff in violation of the Eighth Amendment; against Defendants Hutchins, 

Reynoso, Hacker, and Roberson for ordering that Plaintiff’s property be removed from his cell 

and that Plaintiff be placed back into a contaminated cell without means to decontaminate from 

the pepper spray in violation of the Eighth Amendment; and against Defendants Morse and Paz 

for placing Plaintiff in the contaminated cell in violation of the Eighth Amendment. This matter 

is set for trial on April 15, 2014.

The parties have represented that a settlement conference would be beneficial in this 

matter. Therefore, a settlement conference shall be scheduled before the undersigned on January 

30, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. in Courtroom 8. 

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Unless otherwise permitted in advance by the Court, the attorney(s) who will try the case 

shall appear at the mandatory settlement conference with the person or persons having full 

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

Plaintiff shall be made available via telephone and video conference to participate in the 

settlement conference. Defendants shall be responsible for coordinating the video conference. 

To facilitate scheduling, a separate order and writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum will issue 

concurrently with this order.

On or before January 23, 2014, the parties shall submit directly to the settlement 

conference judge’s chambers a confidential settlement conference statement. This statement 

should not be filed with the Clerk’s Office and should not be served on the other party. It should 

be mailed directly to chambers at the following address: 

Chambers of Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe

2500 Tulare Street, Suite 1501

Fresno, California, 93721

Each statement shall be clearly marked “CONFIDENTIAL” with the date and time of the 

mandatory settlement conference indicated prominently. The parties are urged to request the 

return of their statements. If such request is not made, the Court will dispose of the statements.

The Confidential Settlement Conference Statement shall include the following: 

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

B. The relief sought; and

C. The party’s position on settlement, including realistic settlement expectations, 

present demands and offers, and a history of past settlement discussions, offers, 

and demands.

Defendants shall include an estimate of the cost and time to be expended for further 

pretrial and trial matters.

Based upon the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. A settlement conference is set for January 30, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. before the 

undersigned; 

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2. Counsel for Defendants is required to arrange for the participation of Plaintiff by video

conference and shall contact the Courtroom Deputy at (559) 499-5788 to coordinate 

the video conference no later than January 16, 2014. 

3. The parties shall submit confidential settlement statements as described in this order 

on or before January 23, 2014.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 19, 2013 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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