Pickens v. Hendricks et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE DIVISION
1:21-cv-00030-MR
BRANDON PICKENS, )
)
Plaintiff, )
) ORDER
v. )
)
STEVEN HENDRICKS; QUENTIN MILLER, )
in his official capacity as Buncombe County )
Sheriff; WESTERN SURETY COMPANY; )
J.D. LAMBERT,
individually and officially; )
JEFF MAY,
individually and officially; )
KATHERINE LEWIS,
individually and )
officially, )
)
Defendants. )
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This matter is before the undersigned following the order of the presiding
District Judge referring this matter for a Judicial Settlement Conference. Doc.
272.
A judicial settlement conference will be held on Thursday, November 21,
2024 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
The conference will be conducted by telephone. Call-in information will
be provided to the parties by separate communication.
Defendants and their counsel may participate in the conference from any
location they deem appropriate, provided that they participate using a single
conference line. Further, in accordance with this district’s Local Civil Rule
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16.3(d)(2), a person with full authority (not including counsel of record) to settle
all pending claims must participate in the conference on behalf of Defendants,
to the extent Defendants themselves do not have such authority. Any such
person shall also participate using the same conference line as Defendants and
their counsel.
Any request seeking permission to modify the terms of this order shall
be filed no later than Thursday, November 7, 2024 or be subject to summary
denial.
In addition, in light of information appearing in the court file, including
previous statements by Plaintiff to the Court and opposing counsel, e.g., Docs.
117, 123, 146, 191, 236, the undersigned finds it appropriate to advise Plaintiff
that at all times during the conference he will be expected to communicate with
the Court and all other participants in a respectful and courteous manner. Any
behavior to the contrary may result in the termination of the settlement
conference and/or the imposition of contempt penalties or other sanctions as
may be appropriate.
It is so ordered. Signed: October 16, 2024
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