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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

ADAM JAY STONE,

Plaintiff,

v.

C. PFEIFFER, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:21-cv-01461-ADA-SAB (PC)

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 

FOR CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT 

NEGOTIATIONS, WITHOUT PREJUDICE

(ECF No. 63)

Plaintiff Adam Jay Stone is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 

42 U.S.C. § 1983.

Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for confidential settlement negotiations, 

filed December 8, 2022.

On October 20, 2022, the Court set this case for settlement conference before Magistrate 

Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe and allowed Defendants to opt-out of the settlement conference 

within thirty days. (ECF No. 49.) Defendants timely filed a notice to opt-out of the settlement 

conference on November 21, 2022. 

Plaintiff now seeks to have confidential settlement negotiations with Defendants. 

Plaintiff is advised that he is free to reach out to defense counsel regarding settlement 

negotiations and if both parties believe that a settlement conference will be beneficial, they may 

contact the Court to facilitate a confidential settlement conference by an assigned Magistrate 

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Judge. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion for confidential settlement negotiations is denied, without 

prejudice. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 12, 2022 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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