Buckley, Jr. v. Johnson et al

Filing 58

ORDER for Substitution of Attorney 57 ; ORDER VACATING Telephonic Status Conference set for February 13, 2019; ORDER Setting Deadline to Respond to First Amended Complaint, signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 1/29/2019. (21-Day Deadline)(Martin-Gill, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RODNEY C. BUCKLEY, JR.,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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JOHNSON, et al.

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Defendants.

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Case No. 1:17-cv-00102-LJO-BAM (PC)
ORDER FOR SUBSTITUTION OF
ATTORNEY
(ECF No. 57)
ORDER VACATING TELEPHONIC STATUS
CONFERENCE SET FOR FEBRUARY 13,
2019

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ORDER SETTING DEADLINE TO
RESPOND TO FIRST AMENDED
COMPLAINT

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TWENTY-ONE (21) DAY DEADLINE

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Plaintiff Rodney C. Buckley (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in

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forma pauperis in this civil rights action. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s first amended

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complaint for claims of excessive force against Defendants Johnson and Zamora, failure to

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protect against Defendants Gutierrez, Rocha, and John Doe, and retaliation against Defendant

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Gonzales.

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On January 16, 2019, the Court held a hearing on a motion to withdraw as counsel for

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Defendant Zamora. (ECF No. 52.) The motion was granted and Defendant Zamora was

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permitted an opportunity to either obtain new counsel or decide to proceed pro se in this matter.

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A telephonic status conference was set for February 13, 2019, before the undersigned.
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On January 25, 2019, a proposed substitution of attorney was filed on behalf of Defendant
Zamora. (ECF No. 57.)

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Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

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1. The request of Defendant Robert Zamora to substitute Harry S. Stern of Rains Lucia

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Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC, as attorney of record in place and stead of Robert

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Zamora, pro per, (ECF No. 57), is GRANTED;

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2. The telephonic status conference set for February 13, 2019 is VACATED; and

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3. Defendant Zamora is DIRECTED to file an answer to the first amended complaint, or

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other responsive pleading (which may include a joinder in the pending motion to

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dismiss), within twenty-one (21) days from the date of service of this order.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Barbara

January 29, 2019

A. McAuliffe

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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