Lipsey v. Reddy et al

Filing 96

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson on 5/05/2022 GRANTING 95 Request and VACATING 93 Second Motion to Compel. This action is stayed pending further court order. Defendants shall file a status report every 30 days advising the court of the status of plaintiff's settlement negotiations in Coleman v. Newsom, 2:90-cv-00520-KJM-DB (E.D. Cal.).(Perdue, C.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CHRISTOPHER LIPSEY, Jr.,

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Case No. 2:17-cv-01434-KJM-JDP (PC)
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION TO STAY CONSIDERATION OF
ALL PENDING MOTIONS

Plaintiff,

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v.

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REDDY, et al.,

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ECF No. 95
Defendants.

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Defendants have filed a motion that asks the court to stay consideration of all pending

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motions and grant an extension to file a reply to plaintiff’s opposition to their second motion to

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compel. ECF No. 95. Defendants explain that plaintiff has entered into settlement negotiations

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in Coleman v. Newsom, 2:90-cv-00520-KJM-DB (E.D. Cal.)—where plaintiff is an intervener—

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and that those negotiations are likely to resolve the claims in this case. Id. at 2. Defendants’

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motion will be granted, as modified below.

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Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that:

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1. Defendants’ motion, ECF No. 95, is granted.

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2. This action is stayed pending further court order.

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3. Defendants shall file a status report every thirty days advising the court of the status of

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plaintiff’s settlement negotiations in Coleman v. Newsom, 2:90-cv-00520-KJM-DB (E.D. Cal.).
4. The deadline for defendants’ to file a reply to plaintiff’s opposition to their second
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motion to compel, ECF No. 93, is vacated. If settlement discussions do not resolve the claims in

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this action, the court will set a new date for defendants to file their reply.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:
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May 5, 2022
JEREMY D. PETERSON
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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