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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

TYRE’ID O.I. HODGES,

Plaintiff,

v.

JERALD SHARON, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 1:13-cv-00654-DAD-SAB (PC)

ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE

Plaintiff Tyre’Id O.I. Hodges is appearing through counsel in this civil rights action 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Court has determined that this case will benefit from a 

settlement conference. Therefore, this case will be referred to United States Magistrate Judge 

Erica P. Grosjean to conduct a settlement conference at the U.S. District Court, 2500 Tulare 

Street, Fresno, California 93721 in Courtroom #10 on November 29, 2016 at 1:00 p.m.

A separate order and writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum will issue in due course.

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. This case is set for a settlement conference before United States Magistrate Judge 

Erica P. Grosjean on November 29, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. at the U. S. District Court, 2500 

Tulare Street, Fresno, California 93721 in Courtroom #10.

2. A representative with full and unlimited authority to negotiate and enter into a binding 

settlement shall attend in person.

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3. Those in attendance must be prepared to discuss the claims, defenses and damages. 

The failure of any counsel, party or authorized person subject to this order to appear in 

person may result in the imposition of sanctions. In addition, the conference will not 

proceed and will be reset to another date.

4. Each party shall provide a confidential settlement statement to the following email 

address: epgorders@caed.uscourts.gov. Settlement statements shall arrive no later 

than November 18, 2016. Parties shall also file a Notice of Submission of 

Confidential Settlement Conference Statement (See Local Rule 270(d)). Settlement 

statements should not be filed with the Clerk of the Court nor served on any other party. 

Settlement statements shall be clearly marked Aconfidential@ with the date and time of the 

settlement conference indicated prominently thereon.

5. The confidential settlement statement shall be no longer than five pages in length, typed or 

neatly printed, and include the following:

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

b. A brief statement of the claims and defenses, i.e., statutory or other grounds 

upon which the claims are founded; a forthright evaluation of the parties=

likelihood of prevailing on the claims and defenses; and a description of the 

major issues in dispute.

c. A summary of the proceedings to date.

d. An estimate of the cost and time to be expended for further discovery, pretrial, 

and trial.

e. The relief sought.

f. The party=s position on settlement, including present demands and offers and a 

history of past settlement discussions, offers, and demands.

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g. A brief statement of each party=s expectations and goals for the settlement 

conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 31, 2016 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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