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Parties Involved:
R. Samuels
Defendant
Jesse Washington
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JESSE WASHINGTON,

Plaintiff,

v.

R. SAMUELS,

Defendant.

Case No.: 1:12-cv-01404-DAD-SAB (PC)

ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE

Plaintiff Jesse Washington is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights 

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.1 The Court has determined that this case will benefit from a 

settlement conference. Therefore, this case will be referred to Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng

to conduct a settlement conference at California State Prison, Corcoran (CSP-COR), 4001 King 

Avenue, Corcoran, California 93212 on February 19, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. 

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

1. This case is set for a settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng

on February 19, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at CSP-COR.

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

settlement on the defendants’ behalf shall attend in person.

 

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Both parties have consented to magistrate judge jurisdiction. (ECF Nos. 36, 82, 84.) 

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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 

proceed and will be reset to another date.

4. The parties are directed to submit their confidential settlement conference statements 

to the court using the following email address: mjsorders@caed.uscourts.gov. 

Plaintiff shall mail his confidential settlement statement addressed to Laurie Yu, 

Courtroom Deputy to Magistrate Judge Seng, USDC CAED, P.O. Box 575, 

Yosemite, CA 95389. The envelope shall be marked “Confidential Settlement 

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). Upon 

submission of confidential settlement statements, each party shall file on the docket a 

“Notice of Submission of Confidential Settlement Statement.” Statements are due at 

least 7 days prior to the settlement conference. 

5. 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 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.

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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.

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

Coordinator at California State Prison, Corcoran, via facsimile at (559) 992-7372.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 4, 2016 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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