Jones v. Baker et al

Filing 9

ORDER pursuant to ECF No. 7 Screening Order, this action to proceed against Defendants Godiez, Williams, Kernner and Bryant; case stayed 90 days to allow parties to settle their dispute before filing fee is paid; AG must file the report regarding the results of the 90 day stay by 01/07/2019; if the case does not settle, Plaintiff will be required to pay the full filing fee; if party seeks exclusion from inmate mediation program, party must file a motion to exclude case from mediation b y 10/30/2018; directing Clerk to electronically serve copy of order, screening order ECF No. 7 and Plaintiff's Complaint ECF No. 8 on AG (E-service and NEF regenerated on 10/09/2018); directing AG to advise Court by 10/30/2018 whether it will enter a limited notice of appearance on behalf of Defendants for purpose of settlement. See order for further details. Signed by Magistrate Judge William G. Cobb on 10/9/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KW)

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BILLY R. JONES,

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Case No. 3:17-cv-00572-RCJ-WGC
Plaintiff,

ORDER

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RENEE BAKER, et al.,
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DISCUSSION
On August 28, 2018, the Court issued a screening order dismissing some claims

with prejudice, dismissing some claims without prejudice and with leave to amend,
permitting the Eighth Amendment excessive force claim to proceed against Defendants
Godiez and Williams, and permitting the Eighth Amendment failure to protect to proceed
against Defendants Kernner and Bryant. (ECF No. 7 at 10). The Court granted Plaintiff
30 days from the date of that order to file an amended complaint curing the deficiencies
of the complaint. (Id.) The Court specifically stated that if Plaintiff chose not to file an
amended complaint, the action would proceed against Defendants Godiez and Williams
on the Eighth Amendment excessive force claim and against Defendants Kernner and
Bryant on the Eighth Amendment failure to protect claim. (Id.) Therefore, because
Plaintiff has not filed an amended complaint, pursuant to the screening order, this action
shall proceed on these claims.

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II.

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For the foregoing reasons, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to the Court’s screening
order (ECF No. 7), this action shall proceed against Defendants Godiez and Williams on
the Eighth Amendment excessive force claim and against Defendants Kernner and Bryant
on the Eighth Amendment failure to protect claim.

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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.

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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

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account. 28 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. 7) and a copy of Plaintiff’s
complaint (ECF No. 8 ) 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.

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DATED: October 9, 2018.
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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BILLY R. JONES,
Plaintiff,

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RENEE BAKER, et al.,
Defendants.

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REPORT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
RE: RESULTS OF 90-DAY STAY

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Case No. 3:17-cv-00572-RCJ-WGC

NOTE: ONLY THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL FILE THIS FORM.
THE INMATE PLAINTIFF SHALL NOT FILE THIS FORM.

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On ________________ [the date of the issuance of the screening order], the Court

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issued its screening order stating that it had conducted its screening pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

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§ 1915A, and that certain specified claims in this case would proceed. The Court ordered

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the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Nevada to file a report ninety (90) days

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after the date of the entry of the Court’s screening order to indicate the status of the case

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at the end of the 90-day stay. By filing this form, the Office of the Attorney General hereby

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complies.

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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.
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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.]

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____ 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.)
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____ 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.

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____ 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.

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Submitted this _______ day of __________________, ______ by:

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Attorney Name: _______________________
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Signature

Address:

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