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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

NAKIA V. PORTER, et al., 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

COUNTY OF SOLANO, et al., 

Defendant. 

Case No. 2:21-cv-01473-KJM-JDP 

ORDER (1) SETTING SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE, (2) REQUIRING PERSONAL 

ATTENDANCE BY CERTAIN 

INDIVIDUALS, (3) REQUIRING 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

STATEMENT MEETING CERTAIN 

PARAMETERS, AND (4) SCHEDULING 

PRE-CONFERENCE DISCUSSION 

Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson will hold a settlement conference by Zoom on 

January 25, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. The Zoom settlement conference invitation will be distributed 

the week prior. 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 specifically authorized by the court in 

advance of the settlement conference, the following individuals must participate in the settlement 

conference: (1) all of the attorney(s) who will try the case; (2) the parties; and (3) individuals with 

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

 No later than January 11, 2023, each party must submit to Judge Peterson’s chambers at 

jdporders@caed.uscourts.gov a confidential settlement conference statement. These statements 

should neither be filed on the docket nor served on any other party. The statements should be 

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marked “CONFIDENTIAL” and should state the date and time of the conference. While brevity 

is appreciated, each statement must include: 

(1) a brief recitation of the facts; 

(2) a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the case, from your party’s 

perspective; 

(3) an itemized estimate of your party’s expected costs for further discovery, pretrial, and 

trial matters, in specific dollar terms; 

(4) your best estimate of the probability that plaintiff will obtain a finding of liability 

should this case proceed to trial, in percentage terms; 

(5) should this case proceed to trial and defendant be found liable, please provide the 

following, in specific dollar terms: 

 (a) a realistic high-end recovery estimate (i.e., realistic best- or worst-case 

scenario) 

 (b) a realistic low-end recovery estimate (i.e., realistic worst- or best-case 

scenario), and 

 (c) a best estimate of the most likely outcome; 

(6) a history of settlement discussions, including: 

(a) a statement of your expectations for settlement discussions; 

(b) a listing of any past and present settlement offers from any party (including all 

terms); 

(c) whether your party would consider making the opening offer or demand, and 

what that offer might be1

; 

(7) a list of the individuals who will be participating in the settlement conference on your 

party’s behalf, including each participant’s name and, if appropriate, title; 

(8) plaintiff’s anticipated release date; 

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 Please note that Judge Peterson will consider this response, among others, in evaluating 

whether proceeding with a settlement conference appears worthwhile. 

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(9) an estimate of restitution and fees, including court fees and filing fees, owed by 

plaintiff; 

(10) identification of any related cases or of any other cases that the parties might wish to 

discuss at this settlement conference; and 

(11) a completed worksheet (blank version attached) highlighting your responses to 

certain of the above questions.

In addition, a joint statement quoting the specific proposed language for the Settlement 

Agreement and Affidavit including each party’s contentions with respect thereto. 

Judge Peterson will hold a short, pre-settlement conference telephone discussion on 

January 18, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. (dial-in number: 1-888-557-8511; passcode: 1273468). Only the 

lead attorney from each side2

 should participate. At Judge Peterson’s discretion, the joint 

telephonic discussion may be followed by private telephonic discussions between the judge and 

each party. 

In accordance with the above, it is hereby ORDERED that: 

1. A pre-settlement conference is set before Magistrate Judge Peterson on January 18, 

2023 at 2:00 p.m. 

2. A settlement conference is set before Magistrate Judge Peterson on January 25, 2023, 

at 10:00 a.m. 

3. No later than January 11, 2023, each party must submit a confidential settlement 

conference statement, as described above, to Magistrate Judge Peterson. 

Dated: June 7, 2022 

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 The court expects that the attorneys participating in the telephone discussion will also 

participate in the settlement conference. 

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Pre-Settlement Worksheet 

Please fill in each value below 

Additional cost to your party expected 

for . . . discovery $ 

 . . . pretrial $ 

 . . . trial $ 

Estimated probability of liability 

finding

 

% 

Realistic high-end estimate of recovery 

by P $ 

Realistic low-end estimate of recovery 

by P $ 

Best estimate of recovery by P $ 

Last offer/demand (if any) previously 

made by your party

$ 

Last offer/demand (if any) previously 

made by opposing party

$ 

Proposed next offer/demand by your 

party

$ 

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