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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL D. HARRISON,

 Plaintiff,

v.

D. ADAMS, et al.,

 Defendants.

Case No. 1:08-cv-01065-AWI-MJS (PC)

ORDER VACATING DISCOVERY AND 

SCHEDULING ORDER

(ECF No. 272)

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action brought 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case has proceeded for several years against 

numerous defendants. (E.g., ECF No. 93.) After several modifications to the Court’s 

scheduling order, discovery ultimately closed on July 19, 2014, and dispositive motions 

were due September 29, 2014. (ECF No. 169.) Several Defendants filed a motion for 

summary judgment (ECF No. 202), which was granted in part (ECF No. 266). 

Due to difficulties with service, Defendant Johnson did not appear in this action 

until after the ruling on Defendants’ motion for summary judgment. (ECF No. 269.) 

Based on Defendant Johnson’s belated appearance, the Court issued a new discovery 

and scheduling order issued on October 21, 2015. (ECF No. 272.) That order set a June 

21, 2016 discovery deadline and August 29, 2016 dispositive motion deadline. (ECF No. 

272.)

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Plaintiff, unwilling to delay resolution of this action further, subsequently moved to 

dismiss Defendant Johnson and others. (ECF No. 285.) Plaintiff’s motion was granted

on March 18, 2016 (ECF No. 290), and Johnson was dismissed. 

The Court’s discovery and scheduling order was predicated upon Johnson’s 

recent appearance in the case. The parties agree that, absent the recently dismissed 

defendants, the case is otherwise ready to be set for trial. (ECF Nos. 285, 288.) 

Accordingly, the Court’s October 21, 2015 discovery and scheduling order is 

HEREBY VACATED in light of Defendant Johnson’s dismissal. The Court will 

separately issue a scheduling order concerning trial and pre-trial deadlines.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 18, 2016 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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