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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

PAUL MONTANEZ,

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

VELASCO, et al.,

 Defendants.

1:12-cv-00229-DAD-EPG-PC

NOTICE OF CONTINUANCE OF 

TELEPHONIC STATUS CONFERENCE

New Date

February 8, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.

Courtroom 10 (EPG)

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

On January 22, 2016, the Court issued an order scheduling a telephonic status 

conference in this case, to be held on February 1, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. before Magistrate Judge 

Erica P. Grosjean. (ECF No. 38.) Defense counsel was directed to arrange for the participation 

of Plaintiff in the telephonic conference and to initiate the conference by calling the Court. (Id.

at 1:20-22.) On the morning of the hearing, at approximately 10:00 a.m., counsel for 

defendants, Tiffany Johnson, contacted the Court to say that she could not arrange a call 

because Plaintiff was in jail and could only call out collect and could not receive calls. The 

Court’s staff attempted to facilitate a call for twenty minutes. At times, defense counsel was 

unavailable. After twenty minutes, the Court continued the conference until the next week.

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Defense counsel was directed to arrange a call in advance in order to foresee such 

difficulties. It is not acceptable to wait until the start of Court to arrange such calls. If there are 

issues with coordination with the jail, they must be raised with the Court in advance.

The telephonic status conference is continued to Monday, February 8, 2016 at 10:00 

a.m. before the undersigned. Defense counsel is again required to arrange for the participation 

of Plaintiff in the telephonic conference and to initiate the telephonic hearing at (559) 499-

5960. Defense counsel is advised to spend ample time before the hearing, contacting jail 

employees ahead of time to ensure that Plaintiff is connected for the telephonic hearing at the 

scheduled time.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 1, 2016 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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