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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

LAMONT SHEPARD,

Plaintiff,

v.

BASS, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:10-cv-00754-LJO-BAM PC

O R D E R S E T T I N G S E T T LE M E N T

CONFERENCEANDREQUIRING PARTIES TO

SUBMIT CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

CONFERENCE STATEMENTS DIRECTLY TO

CHAMBERS

Settlement Conference: November 7, 2012, at 9:30

a.m. in Courtroom 8 (BAM)

Plaintiff Lamont Shepard (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Following resolution of the parties’

cross-motions for summary judgment, this action is now proceeding on Plaintiff’s complaint, filed

April 30, 2010, against Defendant Bass for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment. 

This action is currently set for jury trial on January 29, 2013. 

The parties have indicated that this action may be amenable to settlement. A settlement

conference shall be scheduled for November 7, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. before the undersigned. Unless

otherwise permitted in advance by the Court, the attorney(s) who will try the case shall appear at the

mandatory settlement conference with the person or persons having full authority to negotiate and

settle the case, on any terms, at the conference. 

On or before October 31, 2012, the parties shall submit directly to the settlement conference

judge’s chambers a confidential settlement conference statement. This statement should not be filed

with the Clerk’s Office and should not be served on the other party. It should be mailed directly to

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chambers at the following address: Chambers of Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe, 2500

Tulare Street, Suite 1501, Fresno, California, 93721. Each statement shall be clearly marked

“CONFIDENTIAL” with the date and time of the mandatory settlement conference indicated

prominently. The parties are urged to request the return of their statements. If such request is not

made, the Court will dispose of the statements.

The Confidential Settlement Conference Statement shall include the following: 

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

B. The relief sought; and

C. The party’s position on settlement, includingrealistic settlement expectations, present

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

Defendants shall include an estimate of the cost and time to be expended for further pretrial

and trial matters.

Based upon the discussion at the hearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. A settlement conference is set for November 7, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. before the

undersigned; and

2. The parties shall submit confidential settlement statements as described in this order

on or before October 31, 2012.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: October 9, 2012 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe 

10c20k UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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