Jackson v. County of Sacramento Department of Health and Human Services

Filing 15

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows on 12/24/16: Plaintiff's "joint" status report, filed December 16, 2016, (ECF No. 13), is stricken. (Kaminski, H)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ROBIN E. JACKSON,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:16-cv-0920 MCE GGH PS

v.

ORDER

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff is proceeding in this action pro se and in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §

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1915. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302(21), pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §

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636(b)(1). On December 16, 2016, plaintiff filed a document styled, “Joint Rule 26(f) Status

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Report.” On December 20, 2016, defendants filed a response to the status report. As correctly

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identified by defendants, this status report is not a “joint” report as plaintiff has had no contact

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with defendants concerning the drafting of this report. The report is also premature. The order

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requiring timely service and joint status report, filed July 7, 2016 (ECF No. 5), requires that a

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joint status report be filed after a defendant answers, and after the parties confer. Defendants

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have not filed an answer, but rather a motion to dismiss. Therefore the report will be stricken.

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Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that: Plaintiff’s “joint” status report, filed December 16,

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2016, (ECF No. 13), is stricken.

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Dated: December 24, 2016

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/s/ Gregory G. Hollows
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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GGH:076:Jackson0920.sts

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