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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

HOWARD SCOTT, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

M. McDONALD, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:09-cv-0851-MCE-EFB P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

Defendants’ motions for summary judgment are pending but not yet submitted for decision. ECF 

Nos. 145, 164. The court stayed plaintiff’s obligation to respond to the motions pending 

appointment of counsel for plaintiff. ECF No. 150. The court subsequently appointed counsel, 

but only for the limited purpose of assisting plaintiff with settlement negotiations, currently 

scheduled for April 7, 2015. ECF Nos. 166-168. Thus, plaintiff’s oppositions to the motions are 

not yet due. Because the settlement negotiations may moot the summary judgment motions 

altogether, the court will deny them (ECF Nos. 145, 164) without prejudice to renewal within 

seven days of the April 7, 2015 settlement conference. If appropriate, the court will then issue a 

new schedule for briefing on the motions. 

 So Ordered. 

DATED: March 17, 2015. 

Case 2:09-cv-00851-MCE-EFB Document 169 Filed 03/17/15 Page 1 of 1