Lavery v. Dhillon

Filing 177

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 08/07/18 ORDERING by August 24, 2018, plaintiffs counsel shall inform the court of the date she ultimately schedules to meet with plaintiff, and within seven days of meeting with plaintiff, plaintif fs counsel shall inform the court whether an additional meeting date with plaintiff is needed or if discovery can proceed. Thereafter, the court will revisit issuing a modified scheduling order that takes into consideration the time parameters in the parties joint statement and stipulation re: discovery dates and deadlines.(Plummer, M) Modified on 8/8/2018 (Plummer, M).

Download PDF
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JOSEPH LAVERY, 12 Plaintiff, 13 14 No. 2:13-cv-2083 MCE AC P v. ORDER B. DHILLON, 15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner represented by court-appointed counsel for the limited purpose 17 18 of completing discovery proceedings. Plaintiff seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This 19 action was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). On July 12, 2018, the court appointed counsel for plaintiff. ECF No. 172. At that time, 20 21 the court also ordered counsel for both parties to meet and confer in order to determine mutually 22 agreed upon modified discovery deadlines. See id. On August 6, 2018, the parties submitted a 23 joint statement and proposed order for discovery dates and deadlines. ECF No. 175. The court has reviewed the joint statement. In it, the parties state that plaintiff’s counsel 24 25 anticipates that her meeting with plaintiff will be set by August 15, 2018. The statement contains 26 no other concrete calendar dates that will permit this case to move forward on a defined schedule; 27 neither does the proposed order. See id. The parties are reminded that the court has an 28 //// 1 1 obligation to manage and dispose of cases in a just, speedy and inexpensive manner. See Fed. R. 2 Civ. P. 1. 3 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 4 1. By August 24, 2018, plaintiff’s counsel shall inform the court of the date she 5 6 7 8 9 ultimately schedules to meet with plaintiff, and 2. Within seven days of meeting with plaintiff, plaintiff’s counsel shall inform the court whether an additional meeting date with plaintiff is needed or if discovery can proceed. Thereafter, the court will revisit issuing a modified scheduling order that takes into consideration the time parameters in the parties’ joint statement and stipulation re: discovery 10 dates and deadlines. 11 DATED: August 7, 2018 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia.


Why Is My Information Online?