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Parties Involved:
Jesus Diaz
Plaintiff
S. Elizarraras
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JESUS DIAZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

S. ELIZARRARAS,

Defendant.

No. 2:21-cv-1944 CKD P

ORDER SETTING 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding through counsel, 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 Jeremy D. Peterson to 

conduct a settlement conference on October 31, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. The settlement conference 

will be conducted by remote means, with all parties appearing by Zoom video conference. The 

Court will issue the necessary transportation order in due course.

The Court expects that the parties will proceed with the settlement conference in good 

faith and attempt to resolve all or part of the case. If any party believes that the settlement 

conference will not be productive, that party shall so inform the court as far in advance of the 

settlement conference as possible. 

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

1. The case is set for a settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. 

Peterson on October 31, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. The settlement conference will be 

conducted by remote means, with all parties appearing by Zoom video conference. 

2. Unless otherwise permitted in advance by the court, the following individuals must 

attend the settlement conference: (1) all of the attorney(s) who will try the case; and 

(2) individuals with full authority to negotiate and settle the case, on any terms.

3. No later than one week prior to the settlement conference, each party must submit to 

Judge Peterson’s chambers at jdporders@caed.uscourts.gov, or by mail at U.S. District 

Court, 501 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, a confidential settlement conference 

statement. These statements should neither be filed on the docket nor served on any 

other party. The statements should be marked “CONFIDENTIAL” and should state 

the date and time of the conference. The statements should not be lengthy but should 

include:

a. A brief recitation of the facts;

b. A discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the case;

c. An itemized estimate of the expected costs for further discovery, pretrial, and 

trial matters, in specific dollar terms;

d. Your best estimate of the probability that plaintiff will obtain a finding of 

liability should this case proceed to trial, in percentage terms;

e. Should this case proceed to trial and defendant be found liable, please provide 

the following, in specific dollar terms:

i. A realistic high-end recovery estimate (i.e., realistic best- or worst-case 

scenario);

ii. A realistic low-end recovery estimate (i.e., realistic worst- or best-case 

scenario); and 

iii. A best estimate of the most likely outcome;

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f. A history of settlement discussions, including:

i. A statement of your expectations for settlement discussions;

ii. A listing of any past and present settlement offers from any party 

(including all terms); and

iii. Whether your party would consider making the opening offer or 

demand, and what that offer might be1;

g. A list of the individuals who will be participating in the settlement conference 

on your party’s behalf, including each participant’s name and, if appropriate, 

title;

h. Plaintiff’s anticipated release date;

i. An estimate of restitution and fees, including court fees and filing fees, owed 

by plaintiff; and

j. Identification of any related cases or of any other cases that the parties might 

wish to discuss at this settlement conference.

4. Judge Peterson or another representative from the court will be contacting the parties 

either by telephone or in person, approximately two weeks prior to the settlement 

conference, to ascertain each party’s expectations of the settlement conference.

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

at California State Prison, Sacramento via facsimile at (916) 294-3072 or via email.

Dated: July 23, 2024

1 Please note that Judge Peterson will consider this response, among others, in evaluating whether 

proceeding with a settlement conference appears worthwhile. 

_____________________________________

CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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