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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

MICHAEL LENOIR SMITH,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF 

CORRECTIONS AND 

REHABILITATION, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:18-cv-2942 KJM AC

ORDER

This matter is scheduled for a settlement conference via Zoom before the undersigned on 

January 9, 2024. Plaintiff has filed a motion asking that the settlement conference be vacated and 

that this matter proceed to trial. Plaintiff mostly expresses frustration with the fact that the date 

for settlement conference has been continued from September of this year to January of next year.

The only matters that remain in this action are trial preparation, including the filing of 

pretrial statements, and then trial itself. While plaintiff’s concerns with delay are noted, judicial 

economy and mitigation of costs concerning trial preparation and trial itself still weigh heavily in 

favor of an attempt at settlement.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion that the settlement 

conference scheduled for January 9, 2024, be vacated (ECF No. 88) is denied.

Dated: December 6, 2023

smit2942.doo

_____________________________________

CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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