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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

OMAR JEFFERSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

R. NUCKLES,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:14-cv-00869-AWI-SAB-PC

ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE

Date: December 22, 2016

Time: 11:00 a.m.

Place: Courtroom 6

Plaintiff Omar Jefferson is a prisoner appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil 

rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

The parties have expressed a willingness to engage in a settlement conference. Therefore, 

this case will be referred to Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng to conduct a settlement conference 

at the U.S. District Court, 2500 Tulare Street, Fresno, California 93721 in Courtroom #6 on 

December 22, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. A separate order and writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum 

will issue concurrently with this order.

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

1. This case is set for a settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng 

on December 22, 2016, at 11:00 a.m., at the U. S. District Court, 2500 Tulare Street, 

Fresno, California 93721 in Courtroom #6.

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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 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. Plaintiff shall mail his confidential settlement statement to U.S. District Court, 2500 

Tulare Street, Fresno, California, 93721, Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng. The 

envelope shall be marked “Confidential Settlement Statement”. Settlement statements 

shall arrive no later than December 12, 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. 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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f. The party=s position on settlement, including present demands and offers and a 

history of past settlement discussions, offers, and demands.

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

conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 5, 2016 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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