(PC) Kidwell v. Collins, et al

Filing 32

ORDER Referring Case to Post-Screening ADR and Staying Case for 90 Days signed by Magistrate Judge Christopher D. Baker on 1/2/2024. Forty-five (45) Day Deadline. (Xiong, J.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SEQUOYAH DESERTHAWK
KIDWELL,
Plaintiff,

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v.

Case No.: 1:22-cv-00709-JLT-CDB (PC)
ORDER REFERRING CASE TO POSTSCREENING ADR AND STAYING CASE
FOR 90 DAYS
FORTY-FIVE (45) DAY DEADLINE

JASON COLLINS, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff Sequoyah Deserthawk Kidwell, also known as Jason Scott Harper, is proceeding
pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
On December 26, 2023, Defendant H. Aguwa filed an answer to Plaintiff’s first amended
complaint. (Doc. 31.)
The Court refers all civil rights cases filed by pro se inmates to Alternative Dispute

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Resolution (“ADR”) to attempt to resolve such cases more expeditiously and less expensively.

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The Court stays this action for ninety days to allow the parties to investigate Plaintiff’s

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claims, meet and confer, and participate in an early settlement conference. The Court presumes

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that all post-screening civil rights cases assigned to the undersigned will proceed to a settlement

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conference. However, if, after investigating Plaintiff’s claims and meeting and conferring, either

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party finds that a settlement conference would be a waste of resources, the party may opt out of

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the early settlement conference.

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Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED:

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1. This action is STAYED for ninety (90) days to allow the parties an opportunity to

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settle their dispute before the discovery process begins. No pleadings or motions may

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be filed in this case during the stay. The parties shall not engage in formal discovery,

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but they may engage in informal discovery to prepare for the settlement conference.

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2. Within 45 days from the date of this Order, the parties SHALL file the attached

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notice, indicating their agreement to proceed to an early settlement conference or their

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belief that settlement is not achievable at this time.

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3. Within 60 days from the date of this Order, the assigned Deputy Attorney General

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SHALL contact the undersigned’s Courtroom Deputy Clerk at [e-mail]

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to schedule the settlement conference, assuming the parties agree to participate in an

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early settlement conference.

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4. If the parties reach a settlement during the stay of this action, they SHALL file a

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Notice of Settlement as required by Local Rule 160.
5. The Clerk of the Court SHALL serve via email copies of Plaintiff’s first amended

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complaint (Doc. 22), the Second Screening Order (Doc. 26), the Order Adopting

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Findings and Recommendations to Dismiss Certain Claims and Defendants (Doc. 29),

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and this Order to Supervising Deputy Attorney General Lawrence Bragg

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([e-mail]), and a copy of this Order to ADR Coordinator Sujean

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Park.

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6. The parties are obligated to keep the Court informed of their current addresses during

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the stay and the pendency of this action. Changes of address must be reported

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promptly in a Notice of Change of Address. See L.R. 182(f).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

January 2, 2024

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SEQUOYAH DESERTHAWK KIDWELL,

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Plaintiff,
NOTICE REGARDING EARLY
SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

v.

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Case No. 1:22-cv-00709-JLT-CDB (PC)

JASON COLLINS, et al.,
Defendants.

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1. The party or counsel agrees that an early settlement conference would be productive and

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wishes to engage in an early settlement conference.

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Yes ____

No ____

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2. Plaintiff (check one):

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_____ would like to participate in the settlement conference in person.

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_____ would like to participate in the settlement conference by telephone or video

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conference.

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Dated:
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Plaintiff or Counsel for Defendant