Smith v. Knowlton

Filing 28

ORDER LIFTING STAY of Proceedings and Resetting Deadline for Filing of Responsive Pleading signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 7/15/2019. Responsive Pleading due within twenty-one (21) days. (Jessen, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LAWRENCE CHRISTOPHER SMITH,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
KNOWLTON,

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Case No. 1:18-cv-00851-LJO-BAM (PC)
ORDER LIFTING STAY OF PROCEEDINGS
AND RESETTING DEADLINE FOR FILING
OF RESPONSIVE PLEADING
TWENTY-ONE (21) DAY DEADLINE

Defendant.

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Plaintiff Lawrence Christopher Smith (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se

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and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action

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proceeds on Plaintiff’s complaint against Defendant Knowlton for excessive force in violation of

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the Eighth Amendment.

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On June 5, 2019, the Court identified this case as an appropriate case for the post-

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screening ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) project, and stayed the action to allow the

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parties an opportunity to settle their dispute before a responsive pleading was filed.

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A settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone was held on July 12,

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2019. (ECF No. 27.) The Court is informed that the case did not settle. This case is now ready

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to proceed.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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The stay of this action (ECF No. 22) is LIFTED; and

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Defendant shall file a responsive pleading within twenty-one (21) days from the

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date of service of this order.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Barbara

July 15, 2019

A. McAuliffe

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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