Bettencourt v. Parks et al
Filing
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ORDER CONSTRUING Plaintiff's 65 Letter as a Motion for Case Update; ORDER GRANTING Motion for Case Update signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 11/16/2020. (Sant Agata, S)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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GARY RAY BETTENCOURT,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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PARKER, et al.,
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ORDER CONSTRUING PLAINTIFF’S
LETTER AS A MOTION FOR CASE
UPDATE
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR CASE
UPDATE
Defendants.
(ECF No. 65)
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Case No. 1:16-cv-00150-DAD-BAM (PC)
Plaintiff Gary Ray Bettencourt (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in
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forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on
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Plaintiff’s claims of deliberate indifference in violation of the Eighth Amendment against
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Defendant Crooks for pulling two teeth that did not need to be pulled, and against Defendants
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Parker and Guzman for filing down six healthy teeth with a dental tool used for drilling cavities.
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On September 9, 2020, the Court identified this case as an appropriate case for the post-
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screening ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) project, set the case for a November 10, 2020
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settlement conference, and stayed the action. ((ECF No. 57.) On October 6, 2020, Defendants
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filed a request to opt-out of alternative dispute resolution. (ECF No. 62.) The Court granted the
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request, lifted the stay, and vacated the November 10, 2020 settlement conference. (ECF No. 63.)
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On October 7, 2020, the Court also opened discovery and issued a Discovery and Scheduling
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Order. (ECF No. 64.)
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Currently before the Court is a letter from Plaintiff concerning the Court’s Discovery and
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Scheduling Order, filed November 12, 2020. (ECF No. 65.) Although difficult to understand, it
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appears Plaintiff is confused about whether the settlement conference will go forward, and
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believes that prison staff may be interfering in his case. (Id.) The Court construes the letter as a
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motion for a case update and finds that a response from Defendants is not necessary. The motion
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is deemed submitted. Local Rule 230(l).
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Plaintiff is informed that there has been no interference by medical or prison staff with
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this case. The settlement conference was vacated by the Court after Defendants opted out of the
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ADR project, and this action is now proceeding with discovery according to the Court’s October
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7, 2020 Discovery and Scheduling Order. No other orders have been issued since the October 7,
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2020 Discovery and Scheduling Order. This case is not currently set for any other settlement
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conferences or hearings.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:
1. Plaintiff’s letter concerning the Court’s Discovery and Scheduling Order, (ECF No. 65), is
construed as a motion for case update; and
2. Plaintiff’s motion for case update, (ECF No. 65), is GRANTED as discussed above.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
/s/ Barbara
November 16, 2020
A. McAuliffe
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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