Opinion
2:11-cv-01059-GEB-EFB
10-11-2011
Scott N. Johnson, Plaintiff, v. Babu T. Patel, Defendant.
ORDER RE: SETTLEMENT AND DISPOSITION
Plaintiff filed a "Notice of Settlement" on September 26, 2011, in which he states, "the parties have settled this action[, and d]ispositional documents will be filed within (30) calendar days." (ECF No. 13.)
Therefore, a dispositional document shall be filed no later than October 27, 2011. Failure to respond by this deadline may be construed as consent to dismissal of this action without prejudice, and a dismissal order could be filed. See E.D. Cal. R. 160(b) ("A failure to file dispositional papers on the date prescribed by the Court may be grounds for sanctions.").
Further, the Status Conference scheduled for hearing on January 30, 2012, commencing at 9:00 a.m., shall remain on calendar in the event no dispositional document is filed, or if this action is not otherwise dismissed. A joint status report shall be filed fourteen (14) days prior to the Status Conference.
The Status Conference will remain on calendar, because the mere representation that a case has been settled does not justify vacating a scheduling proceeding. Cf. Callie v. Near, 829 F.2d 888, 890 (9th Cir. 1987) (indicating that a representation that claims have been settled does not necessarily establish the existence of a binding settlement agreement).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.
United States District Judge