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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALONZO JOSEPH,

Plaintiff,

v.

R. HAWKINS, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:15-cv-0332 JAM KJN P

ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE

Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant 

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action is set for a settlement conference on January 4, 2017, at 9:30 

a.m., before the undersigned at the U.S. District Court, 501 I Street, Sacramento, California, in 

Courtroom #25. 

A separate order and amended writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum will issue 

concurrently with this order.

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

1. A settlement conference is set for January 4, 2017, at 9:30 a.m., in Courtroom #25

before the undersigned at the U.S. District Court, 501 I Street, Sacramento, California 95814.

2. The parties are instructed to have a principal with full settlement authority present at 

the Settlement Conference or to be fully authorized to settle the matter on any terms. The 

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individual with full authority to settle must also have “unfettered discretion and authority” to 

change the settlement position of the party, if appropriate. The purpose behind requiring the 

attendance of a person with full settlement authority is that the parties’ view of the case may be 

altered during the face to face conference. An authorization to settle for a limited dollar amount 

or sum certain can be found not to comply with the requirement of full authority to settle.

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

address: kjnorders@caed.uscourts.gov not later than December 28, 2016. Plaintiff shall mail his 

confidential settlement statement Attn: Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman, USDC CAED, 501 

I Street, Suite 4-200, Sacramento, California 95814 so it arrives no later than December 28, 2016. 

The envelope shall be marked “CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

STATEMENT.” If a party desires to share additional confidential information with the Court, 

they may do so pursuant to the provisions of Local Rule 270(d) and (e). Parties are also directed

to file a “Notice of Submission of Confidential Settlement Statement.” (See L.R. 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 “confidential” with the date and time 

of the settlement conference indicated prominently thereon.

The confidential settlement statement shall be 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 

 

1 While the exercise of its authority is subject to abuse of discretion review, “the district court has the authority to 

order parties, including the federal government, to participate in mandatory settlement conferences... .” United States 

v. United States District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, 694 F.3d 1051, 1053, 1057, 1059 (9th Cir. 

2012)(“the district court has broad authority to compel participation in mandatory settlement conference[s].”). The 

term “full authority to settle” means that the individuals attending the mediation conference must be authorized to 

fully explore settlement options and to agree at that time to any settlement terms acceptable to the parties. G. 

Heileman Brewing Co., Inc. v. Joseph Oat Corp., 871 F.2d 648, 653 (7th Cir. 1989), cited with approval in Official 

Airline Guides, Inc. v. Goss, 6 F.3d 1385, 1396 (9th Cir. 1993). The individual with full authority to settle must also 

have “unfettered discretion and authority” to change the settlement position of the party, if appropriate. Pitman v. 

Brinker Int’l., Inc., 216 F.R.D. 481, 485-86 (D. Ariz. 2003), amended on recon. in part, Pitman v. Brinker Int’l., Inc., 

2003 WL 23353478 (D. Ariz. 2003). The purpose behind requiring the attendance of a person with full settlement 

authority is that the parties’ view of the case may be altered during the face to face conference. Pitman, 216 F.R.D. 

at 486. An authorization to settle for a limited dollar amount or sum certain can be found not to comply with the 

requirement of full authority to settle. Nick v. Morgan’s Foods, Inc., 270 F.3d 590, 596-97 (8th Cir. 2001).

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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.

Dated: December 14, 2016

/jose0332.med

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