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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 

MASA NATHANIEL WARDEN, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

B. COWEN, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:19-cv-00431 TLN AC 

ORDER ADOPTING STIPULATION WITH 

MODIFICATION 

 The court has considered the parties’ stipulation to alter the case schedule, ECF No. 102. 

While the court accepts some of the proposed dates, others are inconsistent with the court’s 

schedule. Thus, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties’ Stipulation Extending Expert 

Discovery Deadlines Order (ECF No. 18), is APPROVED as MODIFIED herein. In summary, 

the deadlines in this case are as follows: 

1. All discovery shall be completed by February 4, 2024. Motions to compel must be 

heard not later than January 14, 2024. 

2. Initial expert disclosures shall be made on or before March 5, 2024; rebuttal expert 

disclosures by May 6, 2024; and all expert discovery closes June 2, 2024. 

3. A settlement conference has been set before Magistrate Judge Barnes on 3/27/2024 at 

10:00 a.m., conference to be conducted remotely, manner to be determined at a later 

date. Each party must have a principal with full and unlimited authority to negotiate 

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and enter a binding settlement attend. Defendants’ principal must attend in person. 

Those in attendance must be prepared to discuss the claims, defenses, and damages. 

The failure of any counsel, party, or authorized person subject to this order to appear 

in person, or as otherwise authorized by the court, may result in the imposition of 

sanctions. Each party shall provide a confidential settlement statement and any 

documents which have not already been filed with the court and which may be 

relevant to resolution of this case, to chambers, no later than 3/20/2024 via e-mail to 

dborders@caed.uscourts.gov. If plaintiff is unable to access the internet, he shall, on 

or before 3/13/2024, to send his statement to the court by mail at 501 I Street, 

Sacramento, CA 95814, and indicate on the envelope and on the face of the statement 

that it is a confidential communication to Magistrate Judge Barnes. Such statements 

shall not be filed with the Clerk or served on the opposing party. However, each party 

shall notify the other party that the statement has been submitted to the judge's 

chambers. In addition, upon submission of confidential settlement statements, each 

party shall file a “Notice of Submission of Settlement Conference Statement.” 

4. All law and motion, except as to discovery, shall be completed as described herein on 

or before July 31, 2024. 

5. A final pretrial conference before District Judge Troy Nunley on November 14, 2024, 

at 2:00 pm in Courtroom No. 2. Pretrial statements shall be filed in accordance with 

Local Rules 281 and 282, and the requirements set forth in the scheduling order at 

ECF No. 96. 

6. A jury trial is set to commence before District Judge Troy Nunley on January 13, 

2025, at 9:00 a.m., in Courtroom No. 2. 

7. Failure to comply with the terms of this order may result in the imposition of 

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8. monetary and all other sanctions within the power of the court, including dismissal or 

an order of judgment. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: September 20, 2023 

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