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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

RUPERT FLOWERS,

Plaintiff,

v.

B. JOHNSON, et al.,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:15-cv-01778- MJS (PC)

 ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE ON JUNE 24, 2016

Plaintiff Rupert Flowers is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil 

rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Court has determined that this case will 

benefit from a settlement conference. Therefore, this case will be referred to Magistrate 

Judge Stanley A. Boone to conduct a settlement conference at California State Prison, 

Corcoran (CSP-COR) on June 24, 2016. 

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. This case is set for a settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Stanley 

A. Boone on June 24, 2016, at the CSP-COR.

2. A representative with full and unlimited authority to negotiate and enter into a 

binding settlement shall attend in person.

3. Those in attendance must be prepared to discuss the claims, defenses and 

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damages. The failure of any counsel, party or authorized person subject to 

this order to appear in person may result in the imposition of sanctions. In 

addition, the conference will not proceed and will be reset to another date.

4. Each party shall provide a confidential settlement statement to the following 

email address: saborders@caed.uscourts.gov. Plaintiff shall mail his 

confidential settlement statement to U.S. District Court, 2500 Tulare Street, 

Fresno, California, 93721, Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone. The envelope 

shall be marked “Confidential Settlement Statement”. Settlement statements 

shall arrive no later than June 15, 2016. Parties shall also file a Notice of 

Submission of Confidential Settlement Conference Statement (See Local Rule 

270(d)). Settlement statements should not be filed with the Clerk of the court

nor served on any other party. Settlement statements shall be clearly 

marked Aconfidential@ with the date and time of the settlement conference 

indicated prominently thereon.

5. The confidential settlement statement shall be no longer than five pages in 

length, typed or neatly printed, and 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. An estimate of the cost and time to be expended for further discovery, 

pretrial, and trial.

d. The party=s position on settlement, including present demands and 

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

demands.

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e. A brief statement of each party=s expectations and goals for the 

settlement conference, including how much a party is willing to accept 

and/or willing to accept.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 26, 2016 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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