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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KEITH T. TOWNS, )

) 2:04-cv-1855-FCD-EFB 

Plaintiff, )

) ORDER VACATING

v. ) SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

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AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE CO., et al., )

)

Defendants. )

)

On November 6, 2007, United States District Judge Frank C.

Damrell issued a Pretrial Conference Order setting a settlement

conference before the undersigned judge to commence at 1:30 p.m. on

December 7, 2007, and requiring the parties to submit to the

undersigned judge’s chambers “confidential settlement conference

statements seven (7) calendar days prior to the conference.” 

(Pretrial Conf. Order at 12.) 

Plaintiff has not submitted a settlement conference

statement; it was due on Friday, November 30, 2007. When the

undersigned judge called Plaintiff’s counsel earlier today to

determine why he had not submitted a settlement conference statement

and whether he intended to submit a settlement conference statement,

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the undersigned judge only reached a voice recording. Further, when

the undersigned judge contacted defense counsel earlier today, it was

discovered that at least one of the Defendants has made airline

reservations in order to appear at the December 7 settlement

conference. 

Since Plaintiff failed to submit a settlement conference

statement, and since it is unclear whether Plaintiff intends to appear

at the December 7 settlement conference, that settlement conference is

vacated. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 4, 2007

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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