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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

Related to the settlement conference set on December 7, 2016, the Court ORDERS:

1. Unless otherwise permitted in advance by the Court, the attorneys who will try the case 

shall appear at the Settlement Conference with the parties and the person or persons having full 

authority to negotiate and settle the case on any terms1at the conference. Consideration of settlement 

is a serious matter that requires preparation prior to the settlement conference. Set forth below are the 

procedures the Court will employ, absent good cause, in conducting the conference:

a. At least 30 days before the settlement conference, Plaintiff SHALL submit to 

Defendant a written itemization of damages and a meaningful settlement demand which 

includes a brief explanation of why such a settlement is appropriate;

 

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Insurance carriers, business organizations, and governmental bodies or agencies whose settlement agreements 

are subject to approval by legislative bodies, executive committees, boards of directors or the like shall be represented by 

a person or persons who occupy high executive positions in the party organization and who will be directly involved in 

the process of approval of any settlement offers or agreements. To the extent possible the representative shall have the 

authority, if he or she deems it appropriate, to settle the action on terms consistent with the opposing party’s most recent 

demand.

COREY MITCHELL,

 Plaintiff,

v.

CHAVEZ, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:13-cv-01324 DAD EPG

ORDER REGARDING SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE

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b. Thereafter, no later than 21 days before the settlement conference, Defendant 

SHALL respond with an acceptance of the offer or with a meaningful2counteroffer, which 

includes a brief explanation of why such a settlement is appropriate. 

c. If settlement is not achieved, each party SHALL attach copies of their 

settlement offers to their Confidential Settlement Conference Statement, as described below. 

Copies of these documents shall not be filed on the court docket.

d. No later than one full week before the Settlement Conference, the plaintiff 

SHALL submit a confidential settlement conference statement directly to Judge Thurston’s 

chambers by mailing it to the United States Courthouse at 510 19th Street, Suite 200, 

Bakersfield, CA 93301; 

e. No later than one full week before the Settlement Conference, the defendants 

SHALL submit, directly to Judge Thurston’s chambers by e-mail to 

JLTOrders@caed.uscourts.gov, a Confidential Settlement Conference Statement; 

f. The statements should not be filed with the Clerk of the Court nor served on any 

other party, although the parties may file a Notice of Lodging of Settlement Conference 

Statement. Each statement shall be clearly marked “confidential” with the date and time of the 

Settlement Conference indicated prominently thereon;

e. The Confidential Settlement Conference Statement shall include the following:

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

B. A brief statement of the claims and defenses, i.e., statutory or other 

grounds upon which the claims are founded; a forthright evaluation of the 

parties’ likelihood of prevailing on the claims and defenses; and a description of 

the major issues in dispute;

C. A summary of the proceedings to date;

D. An estimate of the cost and time to be expended for further discovery, 

pretrial and trial;

E. The relief sought;

 

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“Meaningful” means that the offer is reasonably calculated to settle the case on terms acceptable to the offering 

party. “Meaningful” does not include an offer which the offering party knows will not be acceptable to the other party. 

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F. The party’s position on settlement, including present demands and offers 

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

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 27, 2016 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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