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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

WILLIE BRIDGES,

Plaintiff,

v.

SUZAN L. HUBBARD, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:09-cv-0940 TLN DAD P

ORDER

Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief 

under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On July 17, 2013, the undersigned issued findings and 

recommendations, recommending that the motion for summary judgment filed on behalf of 

defendants be granted in part and denied in part. On September 16, 2013, the assigned District 

Judge adopted those findings and recommendations in full and referred this matter back to the 

undersigned for further proceedings on plaintiff’s retaliation claim against defendant Davey.

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

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

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

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 

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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 the undersigned magistrate judge to preside 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: September 23, 2013

DAD:9

brid0940.sc

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