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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

JERMAINE PADILLA,

Plaintiff,

v.

JEFFREY BEARD, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:14-cv-1118-KJM-CKD

ORDER

On April 22, 2016, the undersigned issued an order noting the court’s willingness to allow 

plaintiff to appear via videoconference at the May 2, 2016 settlement conference scheduled in this 

action “upon a showing by plaintiff that it is the professional opinion of his mental healthcare 

physicians that his travel to and in-person attendance at the settlement conference will very likely

cause him to suffer significant mental stress that could only be avoided by his attendance via 

remote means.” (ECF No. 122.) In response to this order, plaintiff submitted a letter written by 

one of his treating physicians regarding plaintiff’s mental health status and the likely effects that 

plaintiff’s in person attendance at the settlement conference will have on his treatment progress. 

Based upon the representations contained in that letter, the undersigned finds that plaintiff has 

shown good cause for his appearance at the settlement conference via videoconference.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff may appear at the May 2, 2016 settlement conference before the undersigned 

via videoconference. 

2. Counsel for plaintiff shall make appropriate arrangements to ensure that plaintiff is 

available via videoconference at the settlement conference’s 9:00 a.m. start time for 

the duration of the settlement conference on May 2, 2016.

3. Plaintiff’s counsel shall appear at the settlement conference in person.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 26, 2016

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