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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1983 Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VERONICA ORDAZ GONZALEZ, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

COUNTY OF FRESNO, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:18-cv-01558-DAD-BAM

ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE AND SETTLEMENT 

INSTRUCTIONS

Date: March 30, 2020

Time: 11:00 a.m.

Courtroom: Courtroom 9

Judge: Hon. Stanley A. Boone

Pursuant to the agreement of the parties, a settlement conference is SET for March 30, 

2020, at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom 9 before Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone at the U.S. 

District Court, 2500 Tulare Street, Fresno, California 93721. Unless otherwise permitted in 

advance by the Court, the attorneys who will try the case shall appear at the Settlement 

Conference with the parties and the person or persons having full authority to negotiate and 

settle the case on any terms at the conference.

Confidential Settlement Conference Statement: At least seven (7) court days prior to 

the Settlement Conference, the parties shall submit a Confidential Settlement Conference 

Statement directly to Judge Boone’s chambers by e-mail to SABOrders@caed.uscourts.gov. 

The statement should not be filed with the Clerk of the Court nor served on any other party, 

although the parties may file a Notice of Lodging of Settlement Conference Statement. Each 

statement shall be clearly marked “confidential” with the date and time of the Settlement 

Conference indicated prominently thereon. 

The Confidential Settlement Conference Statement shall include the following:

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

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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.

The Court will vacate the settlement conference if the Court finds the settlement 

conference will be neither productive nor meaningful to attempt to resolve all or part of this 

case. As far in advance of the settlement conference as possible, a party shall inform the Court 

and other parties that it believes the case is not in a settlement posture so the Court may vacate 

or reset the settlement conference. Otherwise the parties shall proceed with the settlement 

conference in good faith to attempt to resolve all or part of the case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 29, 2020 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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