Opinion
20-cv-1968-JLS-KSC
02-22-2022
JOSEPH DAVALL, CDCR #AW-8294, Plaintiff, v. A. CORDERO; D. WHITE; WHITMAN, Defendants.
ORDER DENYING EX PARTE APPLICATION TO EXCUSE APPEARANCE OF DEFENDANTS AT SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE [DOC. NO. 62]
Hon Karen S. Crawford, United States Magistrate Judge.
Before the Court is defendants' Ex Parte Application to Excuse Appearance of Defendants at Settlement Conference. Doc. No. 62. Defendants request to be excused from the undersigned's requirement that they virtually appear at the Mandatory Settlement Conference (“MSC”) scheduled for March 3, 2022. See Chambers' Rules and Civil Pretrial Procedures for the Honorable Karen S. Crawford, § V., see also CivLR 16.1.c; CivLR 16.3.a. The Court finds that defendants have not established good cause to be excused from attending the MSC. Accordingly, the Application [Doc. No. 62] is DENIED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.