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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARK A. SCOTT,

Plaintiff,

v.

DAVID CASTILLO, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 1:20-cv-00598 KES GSA (PC)

ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

Settlement Conference Date: August 29, 2024

Time: 9:30 a.m.

Presiding Judge:

U.S. Magistrate Judge Dennis M. Cota

Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed this civil 

rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States 

Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. This matter is at the 

pretrial stage of the proceedings and has been on the Court’s docket since April 2020. See ECF 

No. 1 at 1 (filing date stamp). On March 14, 2024, a new district judge was assigned to this case.

ECF No. 63. 

“[T]he public has an overriding interest in securing the ‘just, speedy, and inexpensive 

determination of every action’.” In re Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) Prod. Liab. Litig., 460 F.3d 

1217, 1227 (9th Cir. 2006) (brackets added) (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 1). Although the parties 

have a right to proceed to trial, given the age of this case the Court shall direct the parties to 

participate in a settlement conference and engage in a good faith effort to settle. See generally

Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 16(f)(1)(B) (allowing for sanctions due to failure to participate in settlement 

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conference in good faith).

The settlement conference will take place via videoconference on August 29, 2024, at 

9:30 a.m. before United States Magistrate Judge Dennis M. Cota. Additional instructions 

regarding preparation for the settlement conference, e.g., dates for the submission of confidential 

settlement statements, where to submit them, etc., will be issued shortly by Judge Cota under 

separate order.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The parties are ORDERED to participate in a SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE, and

2. The settlement conference shall take place via videoconference on August 29, 2024, 

at 9:30 a.m. before United States Magistrate Judge Dennis M. Cota.

Additional information regarding the parties’ preparation for the settlement conference 

proceedings shall issue from Judge Cota’s chambers under separate order.

The parties are reminded that when participating in the settlement conference

proceedings, they are required to do so in good faith. See generally Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 

16(f)(1)(B).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 18, 2024 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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