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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1343 Violation of Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GLENN RAY KEEL,

Plaintiff,

v.

CDCR, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:05-CV-01298-AWI-LJO

ORDER REQUIRING DEFENDANTS TO

RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF’S OPPOSITION

(Doc. 32)

On May 5, 2006, pursuant to the unenumerated portion of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

12(b), defendants filed a motion to dismiss for failure to exhaust the available administrative

remedies, in compliance with 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a). Plaintiff filed an opposition to the motion on

May 26, 2006, asserting that because he was not a prisoner at the time he filed suit, the section

1997e(a) exhaustion requirement does not apply. Defendants did not file a reply.

The court has an overwhelming number of cases pending before it. If defendants do not

dispute that plaintiff was not a prisoner at the time he filed suit and do not dispute that section

1997e(a) does not apply, the court would appreciate the courtesy of that concession and the

withdrawal of the motion so that the court does not utilize its resources addressing an unnecessary

motion. If, in the alternative, defendants do not concede that plaintiff’s position is correct and have

an argument concerning plaintiff’s status at the time of filing suit and/or the applicability of section

1997e(a) to this suit, the court would like that argument to be made.

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Accordingly, within ten (10) days from the date of service of this order, defendants shall file

a reply to plaintiff’s opposition to their motion to dismiss for failure to exhaust or otherwise respond

appropriately to this order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 14, 2006 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b9ed48 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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