Juarez v. Butts et al

Filing 118

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 5/24/19 GRANTING 117 defendants' request to opt out. The stay of this action is lifted. By separate order, the court will set a schedule for this case. (Plummer, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOSE JUAREZ,

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No. 2:15-cv-1996 JAM DB P
Plaintiff,

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v.

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ORDER

M. HLAING, et al.,

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Defendants.

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

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under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges that defendants were deliberately indifferent to his

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serious medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment. On May 16, 2019, defendants

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Atienza and Hlaing filed a motion to opt out of the post-screening ADR project.1 After reviewing

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the motion, the court finds good cause to grant defendants’ motion.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Defendants’ request to opt out (ECF No. 117) is granted and the stay of this action is
lifted; and

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On April 15, 2019, the court ordered the U.S. Marshal to serve the third remaining defendant,
Bhatia. (ECF No. 115.) To date, there is no indication Bhatia has been served.
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2. By separate order, the court will set a schedule for this case.
Dated: May 24, 2019

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DLB:9
DB/prisoner-civil rights/juar1996.optout.post.answer

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