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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

COREY MITCHELL,

Plaintiff,

v.

CHAVEZ, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:13-cv-01324-DAD-EPG-PC

ORDER VACATINING TRIAL 

SCHEDULING ORDER AND SETTING 

STATUS CONFERENCE

ORDER DENYING MOTIONS AS MOOT

(ECF Nos. 70, 84)

Plaintiff Corey Mitchell, an inmate in the custody of the California Department of 

Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CRCR”) has alleged a claim under the Eighth Amendment 

against Defendant Correctional Officer (“C/O”) Chavez and Defendant Sergeant Sheldon for 

failure to protect. 

On December 15, 2016, plaintiff filed a motion to appoint counsel. (ECF No. 72.) The 

Court granted the motion to appoint counsel on January 3, 2017. (ECF No. 73.) Prior to the 

appointment of counsel, the Court entered a trial scheduling order. (ECF No. 70.) That order set 

various deadlines and hearings, including a Telephonic Trial Confirmation Hearing on February 

6, 2017 and a Jury Trial set for March 7, 2017 before District Judge Dale A. Drozd. (Id.) Prior to 

receiving notification of appointment of counsel, Plaintiff filed several motions for the attendance 

of witnesses at the March 7 trial. (ECF Nos. 77-79.)

On January 20, 2017, the parties filed a stipulation to vacate the deadlines and hearings set 

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by the trial scheduling order and setting a telephonic status before Judge Erica P. Grosjean in 

order to set a new trial schedule. (ECF No. 84) The Court finds good cause to vacate the

scheduling order and hold a status conference to select new dates including the trial date.

Note that the Court intends to schedule those dates as close to the current schedule as 

possible and does not anticipate a lengthy delay before trial. The parties should continue to 

prepare diligently for trial.

The parties should also be prepared to address the motions for attendance of incarcerated 

witnesses during the status conference. (ECF Nos. 77-79)

IT IS ORDERED that the deadlines and hearings set by the December 14, 2016 trial 

scheduling order are hereby VACATED. (ECF No. 70)

A Status Conference is hereby set for February 6, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 10 

(EPG) before Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 23, 2017 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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