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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT HACKWORTH, JR.,

Plaintiff,

v.

E. AREVALOS, et al.,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:19-cv-01362-NONE-JLT (PC)

ORDER SETTING VIDEO 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

Date: August 19, 2021

Time: 10:00 a.m.

On May 5, 2021, the Court stayed this matter and directed the parties to file notices

indicating whether they agree to participate in an early settlement conference. (Doc. 30.) The 

parties filed notices that they agree to do so. (Docs. 31, 32.) Accordingly, the Court ORDERS:

1. This matter is set for a settlement conference via Zoom before the undersigned on 

August 19, 2021, at 10:00 a.m.

2. This matter remains stayed until the completion of the settlement conference.

3. Defense counsel shall arrange for Plaintiff’s participation in the conference. Prior to 

the conference, counsel shall contact the undersigned’s courtroom deputy at 

shall@caed.uscourts.gov to arrange for the Zoom videoconference connection 

information. The Court will issue a writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum, as 

appropriate.

4. Each party or a representative with full authority to negotiate and enter into a binding 

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settlement agreement shall participate in the conference. The failure of any counsel, 

party, or authorized person subject to this order to participate in the conference may 

result in the imposition of sanctions.

5. Consideration of settlement is a serious matter that requires thorough preparation prior 

to the settlement conference. Participants in the conference must be prepared to 

discuss the claims, defenses, and damages.

6. The parties shall submit confidential settlement conference statements no later than

August 5, 2021. Plaintiff shall mail his statement, clearly captioned “Confidential 

Settlement Conference Statement,” to United States District Court, Attn: Magistrate 

Judge Jennifer L. Thurston, 2500 Tulare Street, Room 1501, Fresno, CA 93721. 

Defendants shall email their statement to jltorders@caed.uscourts.gov.

Once the parties have submitted their statements, they shall file a “Notice of 

Submission of Confidential Settlement Conference Statement” with the court. The 

confidential settlement conference statements themselves should not be filed with the 

court nor served on the opposing party.

7. The confidential settlement conference statements should be no longer than 5 pages in 

length, typed or neatly printed, and include:

a. A brief summary of the facts of the case;

b. A brief summary of the claims and defenses of the case, i.e., the statutory, 

constitutional, or other grounds upon which the claims are founded;

c. A forthright discussion of the strengths and weakness of the case and an evaluation 

of the likelihood of prevailing on the claims or defenses, from the party’s

perspective, and a description of the major issues in dispute;

d. An estimate of the party’s expected costs and time to be expended for further 

discovery, pretrial matters, and trial;

e. A summary of past settlement discussions, if any; a statement of the party’s 

current position on settlement, including the amount the party would offer and 

accept to settle (in specific dollar amounts); and a statement of the party’s 

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expectations for settlement discussions;

f. A list of the individuals who will be attending the conference on the party’s behalf, 

including names and, if appropriate, titles; and,

g. If a party intends to discuss the settlement of any other actions or claims not raised 

in this suit, a brief description of each action or claim, including case number(s), as 

applicable.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 13, 2021 _ /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

 CHIEF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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