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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

WILLIE PAUL VIGIL,

Plaintiff,

v.

R. VALENCIA, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:10-cv-01977-LJO-SAB-PC

ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE ON NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Plaintiff Willie Paul Vigil 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 U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. 

Seng to conduct a settlement conference on November 4, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. at Corcoran State 

Prison.

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 November 4, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. at Corcoran State Prison.

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

address: mjsorders@caed.uscourts.gov. Plaintiff shall mail his confidential 

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

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93721, Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng. The envelope shall be marked 

“Confidential Settlement Statement.” Settlement statements shall arrive no later than 

October 28, 2016. Parties shall also file a Notice of Submission of Confidential 

Settlement 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 “confidential” 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.

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 

offer.

 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 2, 2016 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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