Coleman v. Robinson et al

Filing 5

ORDER that pursuant to ECF No. 3 Screening Order, this case to proceed against Defendants Robinson, Rynerson, Johnson, Kelly and Haskell; case STAYED 90 days to allow parties to settle their dispute before filing fee is paid; AG to file rep ort form re 90 day stay results on or before 8/22/2018; if party seeks exclusion from inmate mediation program, party must file a motion to exclude case from mediation by 6/14/2018; directing Clerk to electronically SERVE copy of this o rder, original screening order ECF No. 3 and Plaintiff's Complaint ECF No. 4 on AG (e-service of order and NEF regeneration of ECF No. 3 / 4 on 5/24/2018); directing AG to advise Court by 6/14/2018 whether it will enter a limited notice of appearance on behalf of Defendants for purpose of settlement. See order for further details and information. Signed by Magistrate Judge William G. Cobb on 5/24/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KW)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 8 *** 9 STEVE COLEMAN, 10 Case No. 3:17-cv-00310-MMD-WGC Plaintiff, ORDER v. 11 ROBINSON, et al., 12 Defendants. 13 14 15 I. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 DISCUSSION On April 18, 2018, the Court issued a screening order dismissing the Fourteenth Amendment equal protection claim with leave to amend and permitting the Eighth Amendment claim to proceed. (ECF No. 3 at 9). The Court granted Plaintiff 30 days from the date of that order to file an amended complaint curing the deficiencies of the Fourteenth Amendment equal protection claim. (Id.) The Court specifically stated that if Plaintiff chose not to file an amended complaint, the action would proceed on the Eighth Amendment claim against Defendants Robinson, Rynerson, Johnson, Kelly, and Haskell. Plaintiff has not filed an amended complaint. (Id. at 10). Plaintiff has not filed an amended complaint. Therefore, pursuant to the screening order, this action shall proceed on the Eighth Amendment claim against Defendants Robinson, Rynerson, Johnson, Kelly, and Haskell. /// 28 1 1 II. 2 3 4 5 For the foregoing reasons, it is ordered that, pursuant to the Court’s screening order (ECF No. 3), this action shall proceed on the Eighth Amendment claim against Defendants Robinson, Rynerson, Johnson, Kelly, and Haskell. Plaintiff has not filed an amended complaint. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 It is further ordered that given the nature of the claim(s) that the Court has permitted to proceed, this action is STAYED for ninety (90) days to allow Plaintiff and Defendant(s) an opportunity to settle their dispute before the $350.00 filing fee is paid, an answer is filed, or the discovery process begins. During this ninety-day stay period, no other pleadings or papers shall be filed in this case, and the parties shall not engage in any discovery. The Court will refer this case to the Court’s Inmate Early Mediation Program, and the Court will enter a subsequent order. Regardless, on or before ninety (90) days from the date this order is entered, the Office of the Attorney General shall file the report form attached to this order regarding the results of the 90-day stay, even if a stipulation for dismissal is entered prior to the end of the 90-day stay. If the parties proceed with this action, the Court will then issue an order setting a date for Defendants to file an answer or other response. Following the filing of an answer, the Court will issue a scheduling order setting discovery and dispositive motion deadlines. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 CONCLUSION It is further ordered that “settlement” may or may not include payment of money damages. It also may or may not include an agreement to resolve Plaintiff’s issues differently. A compromise agreement is one in which neither party is completely satisfied with the result, but both have given something up and both have obtained something in return. It is further ordered that if the case does not settle, Plaintiff will be required to pay the full $350.00 filing fee. This fee cannot be waived. If Plaintiff is allowed to proceed in forma pauperis, the fee will be paid in installments from his prison trust account. 28 27 28 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 U.S.C. § 1915(b). If Plaintiff is not allowed to proceed in forma pauperis, the $350.00 will be due immediately. It is further ordered that if any party seeks to have this case excluded from the inmate mediation program, that party shall file a “motion to exclude case from mediation” on or before twenty-one (21) days from the date of this order. The responding party shall have seven (7) days to file a response. No reply shall be filed. Thereafter, the Court will issue an order, set the matter for hearing, or both. It is further ordered that the Clerk of the Court shall electronically SERVE a copy of this order, the original screening order (ECF No. 3), and a copy of Plaintiff’s complaint (ECF No. 4) on the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Nevada, by adding the Attorney General of the State of Nevada to the docket sheet. This does not indicate acceptance of service. It is further ordered that the Attorney General’s Office shall advise the Court within twenty-one (21) days of the date of the entry of this order whether it will enter a limited notice of appearance on behalf of Defendants for the purpose of settlement. No defenses or objections, including lack of service, shall be waived as a result of the filing of the limited notice of appearance. DATED: May 24, 2018. 19 20 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 9 10 STEVE COLEMAN, Plaintiff, 11 ROBINSON, et al., Defendants. 14 15 REPORT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL RE: RESULTS OF 90-DAY STAY v. 12 13 Case No. 3:17-cv-00310-MMD-WGC NOTE: ONLY THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL FILE THIS FORM. THE INMATE PLAINTIFF SHALL NOT FILE THIS FORM. 16 17 On ________________ [the date of the issuance of the screening order], the Court 18 issued its screening order stating that it had conducted its screening pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 19 § 1915A, and that certain specified claims in this case would proceed. The Court ordered 20 the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Nevada to file a report ninety (90) days 21 after the date of the entry of the Court’s screening order to indicate the status of the case 22 at the end of the 90-day stay. By filing this form, the Office of the Attorney General hereby 23 complies. 24 /// 25 /// 26 /// 27 /// 28 /// 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 REPORT FORM [Identify which of the following two situations (identified in bold type) describes the case, and follow the instructions corresponding to the proper statement.] Situation One: Mediated Case: The case was assigned to mediation by a courtappointed mediator during the 90-day stay. [If this statement is accurate, check ONE of the six statements below and fill in any additional information as required, then proceed to the signature block.] ____ A mediation session with a court-appointed mediator was held on _______________ [enter date], and as of this date, the parties have reached a settlement (even if paperwork to memorialize the settlement remains to be completed). (If this box is checked, the parties are on notice that they must SEPARATELY file either a contemporaneous stipulation of dismissal or a motion requesting that the Court continue the stay in the case until a specified date upon which they will file a stipulation of dismissal.) ____ A mediation session with a court-appointed mediator was held on ________________ [enter date], and as of this date, the parties have not reached a settlement. The Office of the Attorney General therefore informs the Court of its intent to proceed with this action. ____ No mediation session with a court-appointed mediator was held during the 90-day stay, but the parties have nevertheless settled the case. (If this box is checked, the parties are on notice that they must SEPARATELY file a contemporaneous stipulation of dismissal or a motion requesting that the Court continue the stay in this case until a specified date upon which they will file a stipulation of dismissal.) ____ No mediation session with a court-appointed mediator was held during the 90-day stay, but one is currently scheduled for ________________ [enter date]. ____ No mediation session with a court-appointed mediator was held during the 90-day stay, and as of this date, no date certain has been scheduled for such a session. ____ None of the above five statements describes the status of this case. Contemporaneously with the filing of this report, the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Nevada is filing a separate document detailing the status of this case. ***** Situation Two: Informal Settlement Discussions Case: The case was NOT assigned to mediation with a court-appointed mediator during the 90-day stay; rather, the parties were encouraged to engage in informal settlement negotiations. [If this statement is accurate, check ONE of the four statements below and fill in any additional information as required, then proceed to the signature block.] ____ The parties engaged in settlement discussions and as of this date, the parties have reached a settlement (even if the paperwork to memorialize the settlement remains to be completed). (If this box is checked, the parties are on notice that they must SEPARATELY file either a contemporaneous stipulation of dismissal or a motion requesting that the Court continue the stay in this case until a specified date upon which they will file a stipulation of dismissal.) 5 1 2 3 4 ____ The parties engaged in settlement discussions and as of this date, the parties have not reached a settlement. The Office of the Attorney General therefore informs the Court of its intent to proceed with this action. ____ The parties have not engaged in settlement discussions and as of this date, the parties have not reached a settlement. The Office of the Attorney General therefore informs the Court of its intent to proceed with this action. 5 7 ____ None of the above three statements fully describes the status of this case. Contemporaneously with the filing of this report, the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Nevada is filing a separate document detailing the status of this case. 8 Submitted this _______ day of __________________, ______ by: 6 9 10 Attorney Name: _______________________ Print _________________________ Signature Address: Phone: 11 12 ______________________ ___________________________ 13 ______________________ Email: 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 6

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