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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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The complaint names two individuals with similarly spelled names: Reaves and 1

Reyes. One of the individuals appearing in the motion to dismiss (Doc. 11) is Reayes. The court

is unsure if this is the defendant named as Reaves or the defendant named as Reyes. The court is

therefore requesting counsel for the defendants to clarify for the court, if possible, which

defendant has appeared. Both defendants signed waivers, but it appears that only one has

appeared. 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ERIC CHARLES RODNEY KNAPP, No. CIV S-05-2520-FCD-CMK-P

Plaintiff, 

vs. ORDER

RODERICK HICKMAN, et al.,

Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is a stipulation and proposed order modifying the

pretrial scheduling order (Doc. 116). 

There are a number of defendants to this action, most of whom have appeared by

way of filing a motion to dismiss (Docs. 98 and 114). However, there remain eight defendants

who have not appeared in this matter: Gunning, Marshall, Murray, Olsen, Reaves, Warvarovski, 1

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Gray, and Vasconcellos. Service has not been completed on defendants Gunning, Marshall,

Murray, Olson, Warvarovski, Gray or Vasconcellos. Pursuant to this court’s order of August 15,

2007 (Doc. 115), the United States Marshal has been presented with the information necessary to

attempt service on defendants Olsen, Warvarovski, Gray and Vasconcellos. However, that leaves

defendants Gunning, Marshall and Murray with summons returned unexecuted. Pursuant to this

court’s order of May 10, 2007 (Doc. 84), plaintiff was granted 60 additional days to locate

information for service on these defendants. Plaintiff has not provided the court with any

additional information regarding these three individuals. Accordingly, plaintiff will be ordered

to show cause within thirty days of the date of this order why these three individuals should not

be dismissed from this action. Failure to show good cause will result in these three defendants’

dismissal. See Local Rule 11-110. 

In addition, pending before this court are the defendants’ motions to dismiss

(Docs. 98 and 114). Plaintiff has responded to the first motion to dismiss filed (Doc. 110), but

has not yet responded to the second. Given that there remain defendants who have not yet been

served, and a pending motion to dismiss, the court finds good cause to vacate the scheduling

order issued May 16, 2007. If appropriate, upon resolution of the motion to dismiss, the parties

will be required to file status reports. Following submission of status reports from all parties, the

court will issue a further scheduling order setting the dates for the discovery cut-off, the filing of

dispositive motions and pre-trial statements, a pre-trial conference, and the trial. This will render

the stipulation filed by the parties moot. Discovery will remain open. 

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Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff is to show cause within thirty days of the date of this order why

defendants Gunning, Marshall and Murray should not be dismissed from this action;

2. The scheduling order filed May 16, 2007 is vacated; 

3. The stipulation signed by the parties and filed with the court on August 29,

2007 is moot; and

4. Discovery remains open.

DATED: September 14, 2007.

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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