Romo v. Cate et al

Filing 92

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 9/21/2016 ORDERING the defendants to file a status report within 7 days, apprising the Court of the status of their motion to compel.(Yin, K)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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EZEQUIEL ROMO,

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No. 2:11-cv-2898 GEB DB P

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

MATTHEW CATE, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with an action brought

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under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On January 7, 2016, defendants moved to compel responses to

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discovery. ECF No. 75. Defendants contend that plaintiff has failed entirely to respond to their

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discovery requests. To date, plaintiff has not filed an opposition or statement of non-opposition to

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defendants’ motion. See E.D. Local Rule 230(l).

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Shortly after filing their motion to compel, defendants moved for a settlement conference.

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ECF No. 76. On March 8, 2016, the Court granted defendants’ request, vacated the dispositive

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motion deadline, and set this matter for a settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Kendall

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J. Newman for July 27, 2016. See ECF No. 77. After settlement negotiations were held, the case

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did not settle. Thus, pursuant to the March 8, 2016, Order, the dispositive motion deadline is now

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September 27, 2016.

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In light of this procedural history, the status of defendants’ motion is unclear.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that defendants shall file a status report within seven

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(7) days from the date of this order apprising the Court of the status of their motion to compel.

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DATED: September 21, 2016

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/s/ DEBORAH BARNES
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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/DLB7;romo2898.mtc

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