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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES EDWARD WALLACE,

Plaintiff,

v.

DEVIN COSPER, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 1:21-cv-01275-KES-EPG

ORDER REGARDING JOINT STATUS 

REPORT

(ECF No. 65)

Plaintiff James Edward Wallace proceeds in forma pauperis and with counsel in this civil 

rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case proceeds on Plaintiff’s claims that 

Lemoore Police Department officers Devin Cosper, Tanner Jacques, Jose Ambriz, Daniel Ortega, 

and Thomas Duvall used excessive force against him in violation of the Fourth Amendment and 

his claims that these same Defendants denied him adequate medical care in violation of the 

Fourteenth Amendment. (ECF No. 44). 

On March 27, 2024, the Court stayed this case until August 9, 2024, and vacated all dates 

and deadlines to allow for the resolution of Plaintiff’s pending criminal charges related to the 

underlying incident in this case. (ECF No. 64). The Court directed the parties to file a status 

report by August 9, 2024, regarding the underlying criminal case and to advise if further 

scheduling was appropriate at that time.

The parties have now filed their status report, stating as follows: (1) Plaintiff was 

acquitted in his criminal case; (2) “Plaintiff intends to file a claim for damages for malicious 

prosecution and other related claims in light of the verdict”; (3) the stay should be lifted; and (4) 

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“[i]n light of the announced intention to pursue additional claims against the named Defendants 

and/or against others arising from the same incident, the parties suggest that another status 

conference be scheduled at the court’s discretion in November of this year.” (ECF No. 65).

Upon review, IT IS ORDERED as follows:

1. The stay in this case is lifted. (ECF No. 64).

2. The Court sets a scheduling conference for September 19, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. For 

telephonic participation, each party is directed to use the following dial-in number and 

passcode: 1-888-251-2909; passcode 1024453.

3. The parties are directed to file a joint scheduling report at least seven (7) days before the 

conference. This report should include a proposed deadline for the amendment of the 

pleadings.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 12, 2024 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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