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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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 In this instance, Judge O’Neill has consented to the appearance of counsel for the Department of

Corrections by telephone. Defendants’ counsel and plaintiff, however, will appear in person. 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HENRI BROTHER,

Plaintiff,

v.

TEHACHAPI PRISON MEDICAL

PROVIDER, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:03-CV-6338-REC-SMS-P

ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT

CONFERENCE, AND DIRECTING PARTIES

TO SUBMIT CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

CONFERENCE STATEMENTS DIRECTLY

TO SETTLEMENT JUDGE’S CHAMBERS

Settlement

Conference: November 9, 2005, at 1:30 p.m.

before the Honorable Lawrence J.

O’Neill in Courtroom 4 (SMS)

Plaintiff Henri Brother (“plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. There is an evidentiary hearing

currently set in this matter before the undersigned on November 15, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. On October

27, 2005, pursuant to the court’s order of August 19, 2005, defense counsel notified court staff that

a settlement conference would be productive. Accordingly, a settlement conference shall be held on

November 9, 2005 at 1:30 p.m. before United States Magistrate Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill in

Courtroom 4. The plaintiff shall be transported to the court for the settlement conference. Unless

otherwise permitted in advance by the court, the attorney(s) who will try the case shall appear at the

mandatory settlement conference with the person or persons having full authority to negotiate and

settle the case, on any terms, at the conference.1 

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On or before November 7, 2005, the parties shall submit directly to the settlement conference

judge’s chambers a confidential settlement conference statement. This statement should not be filed

with the Clerk’s Office and should not be served on the other party. It should be mailed directly to

chambers at the following address: Chambers of Magistrate Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill, 1130 O

Street, Room 1116, Fresno, California, 93721. Each statement shall be clearly marked

“CONFIDENTIAL” with the date and time of the mandatory settlement conference indicated

prominently. The parties are urged to request the return of their statements. If such request is not

made, the court will dispose of the statements.

The Confidential Settlement Conference Statement shall include the following: 

A. A brief statement of the facts of the case; 

B. The relief sought; and

C. The party’s position on settlement,including realistic settlement expectations, present

demands and offers, and a history of past settlement discussions, offers, and demands.

Defendants’ counsel shall include an estimate of the cost and time to be expended for further

pretrial and trial matters.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 27, 2005 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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