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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 

JOSE B. ORTIZ, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

J. REYNOLDS, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:10-cv-1380-MCE-EFB P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. Newly-retained defense counsel requests a continuance of the trial date and other 

deadlines set in the scheduling order (ECF No. 134). See ECF No. 145. Good cause appearing, 

the request is granted. Former defense counsel Heewon Heidi Seo’s motion to withdraw as 

counsel for defendant (ECF No. 148) is also granted. 

 Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that: 

1. The motion to continue the trial date (ECF No. 145) is granted. The jury trial set for 

November 14, 2016 is hereby VACATED. 

2. The parties shall file a Joint Notice of Trial Readiness not later than thirty (30) days from 

the date of this order. The parties shall set forth in their Notice of Trial Readiness, the 

appropriateness of special procedures, whether this case is related to any other case(s) on 

file in the Eastern District of California, the prospect for settlement, their estimated trial 

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length, any request for a jury, and their availability for trial. After review of the parties’ 

Joint Notice of Trial Readiness, the Court will issue an order that sets forth dates for a 

final pretrial conference and trial. 

3. Attorney Heewon Heidi Seo’s motion to withdraw as counsel for defendant Miranda (ECF 

No. 148) is GRANTED. 

DATED: October 20, 2016. 

 

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