Bettencourt v. Parks et al

Filing 85

ORDER Requiring Defendants to Respond to Plaintiff's Submission of Meet and Confer Exhibits and Motion for Settlement Conference signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 08/10/2021. Opposition Deadline: 8/30/2021.(Flores, E)

Case 1:16-cv-00150-DAD-BAM Document 85 Filed 08/10/21 Page 1 of 2
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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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Case No. 1:16-cv-00150-DAD-BAM (PC)

Plaintiff,

Defendants.

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(ECF No. 84)

v.

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ORDER REQUIRING DEFENDANTS TO
RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF’S SUBMISSION
OF MEET AND CONFER EXHIBITS AND
MOTION FOR SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE

PARKER, et al.,

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Opposition Deadline: August 30, 2021

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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 August 6, 2021, Plaintiff filed a document which the Court has docketed as

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“Submission of Meet and Confer Exhibits and Motion for Settlement Conference.” (ECF No.

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84.)

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The Court finds it appropriate to obtain a response from Defendants regarding the motion,

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particularly Plaintiff’s request for a settlement conference. Accordingly, Defendants shall file a

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response to Plaintiff’s motion, (ECF No. 84), on or before August 30, 2021. Plaintiff’s reply, if
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any, is due within seven (7) days from the date of service of Defendants’ response.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Barbara

August 10, 2021

A. McAuliffe

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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