(PC)Howell v. Randolph et al

Filing 24

ORDER GRANTING 22 Defendants' Motion to Opt Out of the ADR Project; ORDER Lifting Stay; and ORDER Directing Clerk of Court to Issue Discovery and Scheduling Order signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 10/14/2020. (Jessen, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11 KAREEM J. HOWELL,

Case No. 1:19-cv-0735-NONE-JLT (PC)

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Plaintiff,

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v.

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION TO OPTOUT OF THE ADR
PROJECT;

14 A. RANDOLPH, et al.,

ORDER LIFTING STAY; AND

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ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO
ISSUE DISCOVERY AND SCHEDULING
ORDER

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(Doc. 22)

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Defendants.

Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights complaint

19 under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff brings a First Amendment retaliation claim against
20 Correctional Officers Rodriguez, Randolph, and Burnes, and a Fourteenth Amendment Due
21 Process claim against Rodriguez and Randolph. On October 14, 2020, defendants filed a motion
22 to opt out of the post-screening ADR project. After reviewing the motion, the Court finds good
23 cause to grant defendants’ motion. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS as follows:
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1. Defendants’ motion to opt out (Doc. 22) is GRANTED, and the stay of this action is
LIFTED;

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2. The Clerk of Court is directed to issue a Discovery and Scheduling Order in this case.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

October 14, 2020

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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