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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

BRIAN DARNELL EDWARDS,

Plaintiff,

v.

M.D. MCDONALD, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:10-cv-1264-MCE-DAD P

ORDER

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

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 22, 2013, the undersigned issued findings and 

recommendations recommending that defendants’ motion for summary judgment be granted in

part and denied in part. (ECF No. 100). On September 26, 2013, those findings and 

recommendations were adopted in full by the assigned District Judge and the matter was referred 

back to the undersigned for further proceedings. (ECF No. 103.) On October 9, 2013, plaintiff 

filed a notice of interlocutory appeal of the court’s September 26, 2013 order. (ECF No. 104.) 

On December 16, 2013, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order dismissing plaintiff’s 

interlocutory appeal for lack of jurisdiction. (ECF No 109.) 

In due course, the court will issue a further scheduling order setting dates for pretrial 

statements, pretrial conference, and jury trial. However, before issuing that scheduling order, the 

court will set a mandatory settlement conference in this case. If available, the court may order 

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that plaintiff participate in the settlement conference by way of video-conferencing. Pursuant to 

Local Rule 270(b), the parties will be directed to inform the court in writing as to whether they 

wish to proceed with the settlement conference before the undersigned magistrate judge or if they 

wish to be referred to the court’s mediation program. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Within twenty-one days of the date of this order, each party shall inform the court in 

writing as to whether they wish to proceed with the settlement conference before the undersigned 

magistrate judge or if they wish to wish to be referred to the court’s mediation program. If the 

parties wish to proceed before the undersigned magistrate judge, each party shall return to the 

court the consent form for settlement conferences provided with this order. If the parties do not 

wish to waive disqualification and consent to the undersigned magistrate judge presiding at the 

settlement conference, each party shall file a declaration stating he wishes to be referred to the 

court’s mediation program; and

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send each party the consent form for settlement 

conferences. 

Dated: January 22, 2014

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