Reed v. Vera et al

Filing 49

ORDER DENYING Plaintiff's Motion to Reschedule Conference 48 , signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 3/26/2019. (Hellings, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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MYCHAL REED,

Case No. 1:18-cv-00297-AWI-EPG (PC)
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
TO RESCHEDULE CONFERENCE

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v.

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(ECF NO. 48)
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D. MADSEN,
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Defendant.
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Mychal Reed (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in
this civil rights action.

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On March 25, 2019, Plaintiff filed a motion to reschedule the April 8, 2019 conference.

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(ECF No. 48). Plaintiff asks that the conference be rescheduled 60 to 90 days from April 8, 2019,

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because he is currently litigating several other cases, because he is attempting to settle this case,

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and because he is exhausted from having to travel to the settlement conference.

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Plaintiff’s motion will be denied. Plaintiff chose to file this case. If he is now too busy to

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litigate it, he may attempt to voluntarily dismiss it. Additionally, the conference has already been

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rescheduled once (ECF Nos. 35 & 41), it is less than two weeks away, and the Court has already

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issued a writ to secure Plaintiff’s attendance and arranged for a CART interpreter. Finally, a

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settlement conference was held on March 7, 2019, the case did not settle, and there has been no

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indication from the parties that they are close to settling. Thus, the Court sees no reason to
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continue the scheduling conference again.
Based on the foregoing, IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion to reschedule the April 8,
2019 conference is DENIED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

March 26, 2019

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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