Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-caed-1_11-cv-00988/USCOURTS-caed-1_11-cv-00988-16/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

KENNETH SCHULTZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION,

et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:11-cv-00988-DAD-MJS (PC) 

ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights 

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (ECF Nos. 1 & 6.) The Court has determined that this case 

will benefit from a settlement conference. Therefore, this case will be referred to Magistrate 

Judge Stanley A. Boone to conduct a settlement conference at the U. S. District Court, 2500 

Tulare Street, Fresno, California 93721 in Courtroom #9 on January 28, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. 

A separate order and writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum will issue concurrently with 

this order. 

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. This case is set for a settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone 

Case 1:11-cv-00988-DAD-MJS Document 87 Filed 12/07/15 Page 1 of 3
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2

on January 28, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at the U. S. District Court, 2500 Tulare Street, 

Fresno, California 93721 in Courtroom #9. 

2. A representative with full and unlimited authority to negotiate and enter into a 

binding settlement on the defendants’ behalf shall attend in person.1

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. The parties are directed to submit their confidential settlement conference 

statements to the court using the following email address: 

saborders@caed.uscourts.gov. Plaintiff shall mail his confidential settlement 

statement addressed to Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone, USDC CAED, 2500 Tulare 

Street, Room 1501, Fresno, CA 93721. The envelope shall be marked “Confidential 

Settlement Statement.” If a party desires to share additional confidential 

information with the court, they may do so pursuant to the provisions of Local Rule 

270(d) and (e). Upon submission of confidential settlement statements, each party 

shall file on the docket a “Notice of Submission of Confidential Settlement 

Statement.” Statements are due at least 7 days prior to the settlement conference. 

 

1 While the exercise of its authority is subject to abuse of discretion review, “the district court has the authority to 

order parties, including the federal government, to participate in mandatory settlement conferences... .” United 

States v. United States District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, 694 F.3d 1051, 1053, 1057, 1059 (9th Cir. 

2012)(“the district court has broad authority to compel participation in mandatory settlement conference[s].”). The 

term “full authority to settle” means that the individuals attending the mediation conference must be authorized to 

fully explore settlement options and to agree at that time to any settlement terms acceptable to the parties. G. 

Heileman Brewing Co., Inc. v. Joseph Oat Corp., 871 F.2d 648, 653 (7th Cir. 1989), cited with approval in Official 

Airline Guides, Inc. v. Goss, 6 F.3d 1385, 1396 (9th Cir. 1993). The individual with full authority to settle must also 

have “unfettered discretion and authority” to change the settlement position of the party, if appropriate. Pitman v. 

Brinker Int’l., Inc., 216 F.R.D. 481, 485-86 (D. Ariz. 2003), amended on recon. in part, Pitman v. Brinker Int’l., Inc., 

2003 WL 23353478 (D. Ariz. 2003). The purpose behind requiring the attendance of a person with full settlement 

authority is that the parties’ view of the case may be altered during the face to face conference. Pitman, 216 F.R.D. 

at 486. An authorization to settle for a limited dollar amount or sum certain can be found not to comply with the 

requirement of full authority to settle. Nick v. Morgan’s Foods, Inc., 270 F.3d 590, 596-97 (8th Cir. 2001). 

Case 1:11-cv-00988-DAD-MJS Document 87 Filed 12/07/15 Page 2 of 3
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

3

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. 

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. A summary of the proceedings to date. 

d. An estimate of the cost and time to be expended for further discovery, pretrial, 

and trial. 

e. The relief sought. 

f. The party’s position on settlement, including present demands and offers and a 

history of past settlement discussions, offers, and demands. 

g. A brief statement of each party’s expectations and goals for the settlement 

conference. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: December 4, 2015 /s/Michael J. Seng 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

Case 1:11-cv-00988-DAD-MJS Document 87 Filed 12/07/15 Page 3 of 3