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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 

RAMON EDDIE MENDEZ, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

A. MORALES, et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:22-cv-01084-KJM-EFB (PC) 

ORDER (1) SETTING SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE, (2) REQUIRING PERSONAL 

ATTENDANCE BY CERTAIN 

INDIVIDUALS, AND (3) REQUIRING 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

STATEMENT MEETING CERTAIN 

PARAMETERS 

Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson will hold a settlement conference by Zoom on 

January 10, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Counsel for the defendant(s) is directed to contact Courtroom 

Deputy Nic Cannarozzi via email at ncannarozzi@caed.uscourts.gov one week prior to the 

scheduled settlement conference to report on the institution’s ability to produce the inmate for a 

remote appearance. The court expects that the parties will proceed with the settlement conference 

in good faith and attempt to resolve all or part of the case. If any party believes that the 

settlement conference will not be productive, that party shall so inform the court as far in advance 

of the settlement conference as possible. Unless otherwise permitted in advance by the court, the 

following individuals must attend the settlement conference: (1) all of the attorney(s) who will try 

the case; and (2) individuals with full authority to negotiate and settle the case, on any terms. 

 The parties shall make an attempt to informally meet and confer to resolve the matter prior 

to the scheduled settlement conference. 

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No later than one week prior to the settlement conference, each party must submit to 

Judge Peterson’s chambers at jdporders@caed.uscourts.gov, or by mail at U.S. District Court, 

501 I Street, Suite 4-200, Sacramento, CA 95814, a confidential settlement conference statement. 

These statements should neither be filed on the docket nor served on any other party. The 

statements should be marked “CONFIDENTIAL” and should state the date and time of the 

conference. The statements should not be lengthy but should include: 

(1) a brief recitation of the facts; 

(2) a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the case; 

(3) an itemized estimate of the expected costs for further discovery, pretrial, and trial 

matters, in specific dollar terms; 

(4) your best estimate of the probability that plaintiff will obtain a finding of liability 

should this case proceed to trial, in percentage terms; 

(5) should this case proceed to trial and defendant be found liable, please provide the 

following, in specific dollar terms: 

 (a) a realistic high-end recovery estimate (i.e., realistic best- or worst-case 

scenario); 

 (b) a realistic low-end recovery estimate (i.e., realistic worst- or best-case 

scenario); and 

 (c) a best estimate of the most likely outcome; 

(6) a history of settlement discussions, including: 

 (a) a statement of your expectations for settlement discussions; 

 (b) a listing of any past and present settlement offers from any party (including all 

terms); 

 (c) whether your party would consider making the opening offer or demand, and 

what that offer might be1

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 Please note that Judge Peterson will consider this response, among others, in evaluating 

whether proceeding with a settlement conference appears worthwhile. 

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(7) a list of the individuals who will be participating in the settlement conference on your 

party’s behalf, including each participant’s name and, if appropriate, title; 

(8) plaintiff’s anticipated release date; 

(9) an estimate of restitution and fees, including court fees and filing fees, owed by 

plaintiff; and 

(10) identification of any related cases, any prior settlements involving the plaintiff, or any 

other cases that the parties might wish to discuss at this settlement conference. 

In accordance with the above, it is hereby ORDERED that: 

1. A settlement conference is set before Magistrate Judge Peterson on January 10, 2024, 

at 10:00 a.m. 

2. No later than January 3, 2024, each party must submit a confidential settlement 

conference statement, as described above, to Magistrate Judge Peterson. 

Dated: October 13, 2023 

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