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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RODNEY JAMES QUINE,

Plaintiff,

v.

JEFFREY BEARD, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-02726-JST 

ORDER RE: ENFORCEMENT OF 

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

Re: ECF No. 68

As ordered, the parties have filed a joint letter brief setting forth their dispute regarding 

enforcement of their settlement agreement, which was raised before Magistrate Judge Nandor J. 

Vadas on May 17, 2016. ECF No. 68. The letter brief identifies two issues: (1) whether the 

parties’ dispute is properly raised before Magistrate Judge Nandor Vadas, and (2) whether 

CDCR’s proposed changes to their inmate property policies comply with the terms of the 

settlement agreement.

With respect to the first issue, CDCR’s position ‒ that the Court generally, and Judge 

Vadas specifically, do not have the authority to resolve the parties’ dispute ‒ is without foundation 

in the record. As stated clearly in the parties’ settlement agreement, “[a]ny disputes between the 

parties concerning this Agreement shall first be presented to Magistrate Judge Nandor J. Vadas for 

informal dispute resolution without prejudice to a party’s right to seek formal relief from the 

Court.” ECF No. 68 at 4. Accordingly, the answer to the parties’ first question is “yes.” 

It is not necessary for the Court to reach the second issue. That issue is not, or at least not 

yet, before the undersigned. The parties’ settlement agreement requires them first to raise that 

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issue with Judge Vadas, which they are directed to do forthwith.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 24, 2016

______________________________________

JON S. TIGAR

United States District Judge

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