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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ESTATE OF MICHAEL PRINCE, et al.,

Plaintiff, 

v. 

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al., 

Defendant. 

Case No. 2:24-cv-00992-KJM-JDP 

AMENDED SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

ORDER 

Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson will hold a settlement conference in courtroom 9, 

13th floor, on October 21, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. The court expects that the parties will proceed with 

the settlement conference in good faith and attempt to resolve all or part of the case. If any party 

believes that the settlement conference will not be productive, that party shall so inform the court 

as far in advance of the settlement conference as possible. Unless otherwise specifically 

authorized by the court in advance of the settlement conference, the following individuals must 

participate in the settlement conference: (1) all of the attorney(s) who will try the case; (2) the 

parties; and (3) individuals with full authority to negotiate and settle the case, on any terms. 

 No later than October 7, 2024, each party must submit to Judge Peterson’s chambers at 

jdporders@caed.uscourts.gov a written mediation statement and simultaneously transmit the 

mediation statement to all other parties. These statements should not be filed on the docket. 

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Please see attached letter for guidance regarding the content of such statements. 

Judge Peterson will hold a short, pre-settlement conference telephonic discussion on 

October 18, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. (dial-in number: 1-888-557-8511; passcode: 1273468). Only the 

lead attorney from each side1

 should participate. At Judge Peterson’s discretion, the joint 

telephonic discussion may be followed by private telephonic discussions between the judge and 

each party. 

The parties are required to exchange settlement proposals prior to the settlement 

conference. Specifically, the undersigned orders plaintiff to convey a written settlement demand, 

accompanied by a brief explanation thereof, to defendant(s) prior to submitting the written 

mediation statement. Defendant(s) is ordered to convey a written offer to plaintiff, accompanied 

by a brief explanation thereof, prior to the pre-settlement conference telephonic discussion. 

In accordance with the above, it is hereby ORDERED that: 

1. A settlement conference is set before Magistrate Judge Peterson on October 21, 2024, 

at 10:00 a.m. 

2. No later than October 7, 2024, each party must submit a mediation statement to 

Magistrate Judge Peterson and all other parties. 

3. A pre-settlement conference telephone discussion is set before Magistrate Judge 

Peterson on October 18, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. 

Dated: September 3, 2024 

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 The court expects that the attorneys participating in the telephone discussion will also 

participate in the settlement conference. 

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