Opinion
1:21-cv-00392-JLT-EPG (PC)
12-11-2023
LUIS MANUEL GARCES, Plaintiff, v. M. GAMBOA, et al., Defendants.
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
(ECF NO. 189).
On November 15, 2023, Plaintiff filed a motion requesting that the Court set a settlement conference in this case. (ECF No. 189). The Court directed Defendants to file a response. (ECF No. 190). On November 30, 2023, Defendants filed a response indicating that “scheduling a settlement conference at this stage is unlikely to resolve the claims brought forth in this action and would not be a productive use of the Court's and parties' time and resources.” (ECF No. 196, p. 1).
Accordingly, the Court will DENY Plaintiff's request, and will not order a settlement conference at this time.
Even without a settlement conference, Plaintiff may send defense counsel a written settlement offer at any time.
Further, Plaintiff is advised that the Court previously directed Defendants to file an updated report regarding settlement fourteen days after a final ruling on dispositive motions to the extent any claims remain, or if no dispositive motions are filed, fourteen days following the deadline for dispositive motions. (See ECF No. 160).
IT IS SO ORDERED.