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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 

HENRY A. JONES, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

P. KUPPINGER, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:13-cv-0451 WBS AC P 

ORDER 

Plaintiff Henry Jones is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this 

civil rights action on his Second Amended Complaint (SAC), ECF No. 30, against two 

correctional officers: against defendant Kuppinger for deliberate indifference to plaintiff’s 

serious medical needs and excessive force; and against defendant Moore for deliberate 

indifference to plaintiff’s serious medical needs and failure to protect plaintiff from excessive 

force, see ECF No. 46 at 5. A settlement conference was convened in this action on May 4, 2016, 

but the case did not settle. 

By order filed May 11, 2016, the parties were directed to file and serve separate status 

reports that inform the court whether further discovery is warranted in this action and, if so, to 

“specifically identify the intended discovery, explain its relevance and importance, and explain 

why the proposed discovery was not propounded prior to the extended discovery deadline of 

November 20, 2015.” See ECF No. 86 at 2. 

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The parties timely filed their respective separate status reports. See ECF Nos. 89, 90. 

Neither plaintiff nor defendants request further discovery in this action. Plaintiff’s status report 

includes a settlement offer, see ECF No. 89 at 3, as well as a request that this action reinstate 

previously named defendants Lincoln and Gomez, id. at 2. Plaintiff’s request to now include 

defendants Lincoln and Gomez is denied. However, defendants will be directed to engage 

informally in further settlement negotiations with plaintiff. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Discovery is closed in this action. 

2. The deadline for filing dispositive motions is September 9, 2016. Briefing shall be in 

accordance with Local Rule 230(l). 

3. Defendants are directed to respond in good faith to plaintiff’s pending settlement offer 

within 21 days after the filing date of this order, without involvement of the court. The parties are 

encouraged to continue pursuing a settlement in this action, and to promptly inform the court if a 

settlement agreement is reached. 

DATED: June 7, 2016 

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