Walker v. King et al

Filing 148

ORDER GRANTING Defendants' Joint Ex Parte Motion for an Order VACATING or Continuing the (1) August 31, 2020 Deadline for Defendants to File their Pretrial Statements; (2) October 30, 2020 Pretrial Conference; and (3)December 1, 2020 Trial 147 , signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 8/13/2020. (Martin-Gill, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ROGER WALKER,

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Case No. 1:16-cv-01665-AWI-EPG (PC)

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ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
JOINT EX PARTE MOTION FOR AN
ORDER VACATING OR CONTINUING
THE: (1) AUGUST 31, 2020
DEADLINE FOR DEFENDANTS TO
FILE THEIR PRETRIAL
STATEMENTS; (2) OCTOBER 30,
2020 PRETRIAL CONFERENCE;
AND (3) DECEMBER 1, 2020 TRIAL

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(ECF No. 147)

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Plaintiff,
v.
TIM POOLE, et al.,
Defendants.

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Roger Walker (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis
in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
On August 12, 2020, Defendants moved “ex parte for an order vacating or continuing

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the following three dates: (1) August 31, 2020 deadline for defendants to file their pretrial

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statements; (2) October 30, 2020 pretrial conference; and (3) December 1, 2020 trial.” (ECF

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No. 147, p. 2).

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Defendants point out that the undersigned has issued findings and recommendations on

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their motions for summary judgment, but the district judge has not yet ruled. Defendants “do

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not expect an order from the District Court before the August 31, 2020 deadline for defendants

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to submit their pretrial conference statements.” (Id.).

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The Court finds good cause to grant Defendants’ motion.
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Accordingly, based on the foregoing, IT IS ORDERED that the telephonic trial

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confirmation hearing (which Defendants refer to as the pretrial conference), the trial, and the

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deadline for Defendants to file their pretrial statements are VACATED. If necessary, the Court

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will reset these deadlines after Defendants’ motions for summary judgment have been

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resolved.1

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

August 13, 2020

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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The Court may require the parties to participate in a settlement conference before resetting these

deadlines.
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