Scott v. McDonald

Filing 169

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 3/17/15 ORDERING that because the settlement negotiations may moot the summary judgment motions altogether, the court will deny them (ECF Nos. 145 , 164 ) without prejudice to renewal within seven days of the April 7, 2015 settlement conference.(Dillon, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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HOWARD SCOTT,

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No. 2:09-cv-0851-MCE-EFB P

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

M. McDONALD, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

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Defendants’ motions for summary judgment are pending but not yet submitted for decision. ECF

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Nos. 145, 164. The court stayed plaintiff’s obligation to respond to the motions pending

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appointment of counsel for plaintiff. ECF No. 150. The court subsequently appointed counsel,

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but only for the limited purpose of assisting plaintiff with settlement negotiations, currently

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scheduled for April 7, 2015. ECF Nos. 166-168. Thus, plaintiff’s oppositions to the motions are

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not yet due. Because the settlement negotiations may moot the summary judgment motions

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altogether, the court will deny them (ECF Nos. 145, 164) without prejudice to renewal within

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seven days of the April 7, 2015 settlement conference. If appropriate, the court will then issue a

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new schedule for briefing on the motions.

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So Ordered.

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DATED: March 17, 2015.

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