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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AMIR SHABAZZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

GIURBINO, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 1:11-cv-01558-DAD-SAB (PC)

ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE

Plaintiff Amir Shabazz is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action 

pursuant to 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 Nandor J. Vadas

to conduct a settlement conference at San Quentin State Prison on August 16, 2016 at 10:30 a.m.

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

1. This case is set for a settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Nandor J. Vadas

on August 16, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. at San Quentin State Prison.

2. A representative with full and unlimited authority to negotiate and enter into a binding 

settlement shall attend in person.

3. 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 may result in the imposition of sanctions. In addition, the conference will not 

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proceed and will be reset to another date.

4. Each party shall provide a confidential settlement statement to the following email 

address: NJVpo@cand.uscourts.gov. Plaintiff shall mail his confidential settlement 

statement Attn: Honorable Nandor J. Vadas, U.S. District Court, Northern District of 

California, 514 H Street, Eureka, California 95502. The envelope shall be marked 

“Confidential Settlement Statement”. Settlement statements shall arrive no later than 

August 9, 2016. Parties shall also file a Notice of Submission of Confidential 

Settlement Conference Statement (See Local Rule 270(d)).

Settlement statements should not be filed with the Clerk of the court nor served on 

any other party. Settlement statements shall be clearly marked Aconfidential@ with 

the date and time of the settlement conference indicated prominently thereon.

The confidential settlement statement shall be no longer than five pages in length, 

typed or neatly printed, and include the following:

a. A brief statement of the facts of the case.

b. A brief statement of the claims and defenses, i.e., statutory or other grounds 

upon which the claims are founded; a forthright evaluation of the parties=

likelihood of prevailing on the claims and defenses; and a description of the 

major issues in dispute.

c. A summary of the proceedings to date.

d. An estimate of the cost and time to be expended for further discovery, pretrial, 

and trial.

e. The relief sought.

f. The party=s position on settlement, including present demands and offers and a 

history of past settlement discussions, offers, and demands.

g. A brief statement of each party=s expectations and goals for the settlement 

conference.

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5. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a courtesy copy of this order on the 

Litigation Office at San Quentin State Prison, via facsimile at (415) 454-6288.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 12, 2016 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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