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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

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KESNER JUNIOR LIBERAL,

Plaintiff(s),

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EDUARDO R. ESTRADA, et al.,

Defendant(s).

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No. C07-0024 SBA (BZ)

ORDER EXCUSING CERTAIN

DEFENDANTS FROM ATTENDING

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

Before the court is the request of seven individual

officer defendants to be excused from attending the settlement

conference on the grounds that, pursuant to Government Code 

§ 825, they do not control the settlement. Plaintiff has

objected on the grounds that their presence is necessary,

relying on plaintiff’s counsel’s experience as a settlement

judge. Plaintiff offers no other explanation for the

necessity of their presence. Plaintiff did not timely file a

settlement conference statement. Based on the information

contained in defendants’ statement, it is difficult to

understand why the presence of any officer other than Estrada

and Keegan is needed to assist in the settlement conference. 

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Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that officers Wheaton, Tassio,

Prickett, Romero and Ayres are excused from attending.

Dated: September 11, 2008

 Bernard Zimmerman

United States Magistrate Judge

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