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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

FRANK BACA,

Plaintiff,

v.

LARRY DILEO, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:15-cv-01916-DAD-JDP (PC)

ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO 

SHOW CAUSE AND REQUIRING 

ATTORNEY FEES OF $2,500 TO BE PAID 

TO PLAINTIFF’S COUNSEL PERSUANT 

TO AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES

(ECF Nos. 149, 151, 152, 153, 155, 162, 163)

FOURTEEN DAY DEADLINE

On December 12, 2019, this matter was set for a settlement conference on January 17, 

2020, before the undersigned at the request of the parties. (ECF Nos. 139, 141.) The order 

required the parties to submit confidential settlement statements no later than January 10, 2020. 

(Id.) The parties submitted timely settlement conference statements. (ECF Nos. 143, 144, 145.) 

The Court received notice from Mr. Paul that CDCR was not intending to make any offer 

to Plaintiff in settlement of this action. A telephonic conference call was held on January 16, 

2020, to address whether the settlement conference should proceed. (ECF No. 148.) Counsel 

William Schmidt and Jeff Eisinger appeared for Frank Baca (“Plaintiff”); counsel Jonathan Paul 

appeared for J. Bal, M. Boparai, L. Carmichael, J. Carrick, L. DiLeo, E. Dos Santos, R. Kanan, 

D. Ralston, G. Song, S. Tharratt, and A. Vasudeva; and counsel Elizabeth Frater appeared for 

Defendants Akanno and Igbinosa. 

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Following the conference call, an order issued vacating the settlement conference and 

requiring the defendants to show cause why sanctions should not issue for their failure to 

participate in the settlement conference in good faith. (ECF Nos. 148, 149.) On February 4, 

2020, the defendants filed responses to the order to show cause. (ECF Nos. 151, 152, 153.) 

Plaintiff was granted the opportunity to file a response and motion. (ECF No. 154.) On 

February 21, 2020, Plaintiff filed a response in which he request attorney fees as a sanction for 

the failure to participate in the settlement conference in good faith. (ECF No. 155.) On March 

13, 2020, Defendants filed replies to Plaintiff’s response. (ECF NO. 162, 163.) 

Plaintiff’s counsel seeks $3,135.00 for the time spent in preparing for the settlement 

conference. In their reply, Defendants J. Bal, M. Boparai, L. Carmichael, J. Carrick, L. DiLeo, 

E. Dos Santos, R. Kanan, D. Ralston, G. Song, S. Tharratt, and A. Vasudeva state that an 

agreement has been reached with Plaintiff’s counsel that attorney fees in the amount of 

$2,500.00 shall be paid for his time spent on the settlement conference. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED 

1. The order to show cause, filed January 21, 2020 is VACATED; and

2. Within fourteen (14) days of the date of this order, Defendants shall pay the sum 

of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) to “William A. Schmidt, 

Attorney at Law for his time spent in preparing for the settlement conference in 

this matter.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 16, 2020 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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