O'Keefe v. Cate

Filing 228

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 9/8/2015 ORDERING that within 10 days, defendants shall file a status report addresssing the status of their settlement negotiations with plaintiff (although the do not need to reveal any confidential information), and the impact of plaintiff's proposed transfer to SVSP on the settlement negotiations.(Yin, K)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TIMOTHY O’KEEFE,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:11-cv-2659 KJM KJN P

v.

ORDER

JERRY BROWN, et al.,

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Defendants.

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

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to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 31, 2015 plaintiff filed a letter with the court. (ECF No. 227.)

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In this letter, plaintiff states that during a deposition conducted on August 25, 2015, he and

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defense counsel discussed a possible settlement of this action. (Id.) According to plaintiff, in

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exchange for his dismissal of this action, defendants would agree to permanently transfer him to

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the R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility (“RJDCF”). (Id.) Plaintiff states that despite these

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settlement negotiations, he received a notice dated August 24, 2015, endorsing his transfer to

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Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”). (Id.)

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that within ten days of the date of this order,

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defendants shall file a status report addressing the status of their settlement negotiations with

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plaintiff (although they do not need to reveal any confidential information), and the impact of

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plaintiff’s proposed transfer to SVSP on the settlement negotiations.

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Dated: September 8, 2015

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