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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

Plaintiff Virgil E. Holt is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

This case is currently set for jury trial on January 19, 2016, before the undersigned. 

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

case is referred to United States Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng to conduct a settlement conference 

at the U. S. District Court, Robert E. Coyle Federal Courthouse located at 2500 Tulare Street, Fresno, 

CA, in Courtroom #6 on November 30, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. 

A separate order and writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum will issue in due course. 

In accordance with the above, the Court HEREBY ORDERS as follow:

1. This case is set for a settlement conference before United States Magistrate Judge Michael 

J. Seng on November 30, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at the U. S. District Court, Robert E. Coyle 

Federal Courthouse located at 2500 Tulare Street, Fresno, CA, in Courtroom #6 on 

VIRGIL E. HOLT,

 Plaintiff,

v.

R. NICHOLAS, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No. 1:09-cv-00800-SAB (PC)

ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE

Date: 11/30/2015

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Place: Courtroom 6

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November 30, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. 

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

settlement on the defendants’ behalf 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. The parties are requested to send Judge Seng a settlement conference statement on or 

before November 23, 2015, so that he may ascertain each party’s expectations of the 

settlement conference.

5. The settlement conference statements shall address whether there have been any previous 

settlement negotiations.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 13, 2015 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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