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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

FLOYD SCOTT,

Plaintiff,

v.

J. PALMER, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:09-cv-01329-LJO-SKO PC

ORDER DENYING MOTION AS MOOT

(Doc. 84)

On April 30, 2012, Plaintiff Floyd Scott, a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights

action, filed a motion seeking to lift the stay in this action and continue with discovery.

Plaintiff was informed by the Court in orders filed on March 19, 2012, and March 29, 2012,

that this action would remain stayed pending the settlement conference and until lifted by order. On

April 24, 2012, following the unsuccessful settlement conference, the Court issued an order lifting

the stay and setting a further schedule for proceedings.

Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion to lift the stay and continue with discovery is moot and it is

HEREBY DENIED. 

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 2, 2012 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

ie14hj UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Plaintiff’s complaints regarding the substance of the settlement conference, which was set at Defendants’

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request and not sua sponte by the Court, will not be addressed. In general, it is not appropriate for a judge assigned

to a case to be involved in or have knowledge of the parties’ settlement negotiations and no exception is presented

here.

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