Griffin v. Johnson et al

Filing 75

ORDER lifting Stay of Discovery signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 5/5/2016. (Lundstrom, T)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MATTHEW JAMES GRIFFIN,

Case No. 1:13-CV-01599-LJO-BAM (PC)

Plaintiff,

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v.

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ORDER LIFTING STAY OF
DISCOVERY

A. JOHNSON, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff Matthew James Griffin (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se

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and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action

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proceeds on Plaintiff’s first amended complaint for excessive force and for deliberate

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indifference to serious medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment against

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Defendants Johnson, Gonzales, Valdez, Munoz, Sexton, Ross, Thor, Doe, Kul, Busch,

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Bell, and Smith.

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Discovery was stayed in this matter pending the outcome of a settlement

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conference, at Defendants’ request. (ECF No. 70.) Defendants particularly requested a

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protective order from responding to Plaintiff’s written discovery, and Plaintiff informed

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the Court that he served requests for production on or about February 21, 2016, which

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required responses.
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A settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman was held on

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May 4, 2016. (ECF No. 74.) The Court is informed that the case did not settle. This case

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is now ready to proceed.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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The stay of discovery in this matter is LIFTED; and,

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Defendants SHALL respond to Plaintiff’s requests for production on or

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before thirty (30) days from the date of service of this order.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Barbara

May 5, 2016

A. McAuliffe

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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