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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

GRADY HARRIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

JEFF MACOMBER, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:16-cv-0830 TLN DB P

ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a civil rights 

action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Court has determined that this case will benefit 

from a settlement conference. Therefore, this case will be referred to Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. 

Peterson to conduct a settlement conference on February 29, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. The settlement 

conference will be conducted by remote means, with all parties appearing by Zoom video 

conference. The Court will issue the necessary transportation order in due course.

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.

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In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. This case is stayed until thirty days following the settlement conference.

2. The case is set for a settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson 

on February 29, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. The settlement conference will be conducted by remote 

means, with all parties appearing by Zoom video conference. 

3. 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.

4. 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, 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:

a. A brief recitation of the facts;

b. A discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the case;

c. An itemized estimate of the expected costs for further discovery, pretrial, and trial 

matters, in specific dollar terms;

d. Your best estimate of the probability that plaintiff will obtain a finding of liability 

should this case proceed to trial, in percentage terms;

e. Should this case proceed to trial and defendant be found liable, please provide the 

following, in specific dollar terms:

i. A realistic high-end recovery estimate (i.e., realistic best- or worstcase scenario);

ii. A realistic low-end recovery estimate (i.e., realistic worst- or bestcase scenario); and 

iii. A best estimate of the most likely outcome;

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f. A history of settlement discussions, including:

i. A statement of your expectations for settlement discussions;

ii. A listing of any past and present settlement offers from any party 

(including all terms); and

iii. Whether your party would consider making the opening offer or 

demand, and what that offer might be1;

g. 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:

h. Plaintiff’s anticipated release date;

i. An estimate of restitution and fees, including court fees and filing fees, owed by 

plaintiff; and

j. Identification of any related cases or of any other cases that the parties might wish 

to discuss at this settlement conference.

5. Judge Peterson or another representative from the court will be contacting the parties 

either by telephone or in person, approximately two weeks prior to the settlement 

conference, to ascertain each party’s expectations of the settlement conference.

6. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of the this order on the Litigation 

Office at High Desert State Prison via facsimile at (530) 251-5031 or via email.

Dated: December 8, 2023

1 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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