Hamilton v. Wasco State Prison, et al.
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ORDER OVERRULING 73 Plaintiff's Objection to Court's Order Denying Request for Bench Trial signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 3/7/2017. (Jessen, A)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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ALBERT J. HAMILTON,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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CLENDEHEN,
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Defendant.
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ORDER OVERRULING PLAINTIFF’S
OBJECTION TO COURT’S ORDER DENYING
REQUEST FOR BENCH TRIAL
[ECF No. 73]
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s objection to the Court’s February 3, 2017, order
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Case No.: 1:15-cv-00661-AWI-SAB (PC)
Plaintiff Albert J. Hamilton is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action
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denying, without prejudice, his request for a bench trial, filed March 6, 2017.
On February 13, 2017, the Court denied, without prejudice, Plaintiff’s motion for a bench trial
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noting that Defendant demanded a trial by jury in his answer and in order to dispense with a trial by
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jury, Plaintiff must obtain the consent from Defendant. By way of his current motion, Plaintiff seeks
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consent from Defendant to a bench trial. Plaintiff is advised that if and when Defendant consents to a
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bench jury a stipulation signed by both parties may be submitted to the Court, and Plaintiff should not
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seek consent from Defendant by way of motion filed with the Court. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s
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objection to the Court’s February 13, 2017, order is overruled.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:
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March 7, 2017
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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