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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

BILAL AHDOM,

Plaintiff,

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S. LOPEZ, et al.,

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1:09-cv-01874-AWI-BAM (PC)

ORDER DIRECTING PARTIES TO FILE 

STATUS REPORTS

21-DAY DEADLINE

Plaintiff Bilal Ahdom (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On November 18, 2013, 

Plaintiff filed his third amended complaint against Defendants M. Araich, C. Chen, Shittu, 

Ashby, S. Lopez, M. Spaeth, and S. Schaefer for deliberate indifference to his medical needs in 

violation of the Eighth Amendment. (ECF No. 90.) Subsequently, the Defendants filed motions 

to dismiss. (ECF Nos. 94, 95, 96.) 

On October 9, 2015, the District Judge ruled on the motions to dismiss, dismissing 

Defendants Lopez and Spaeth from this action, and dismissing various claims against Defendants 

Schaefer, Araich, and Ashby. (ECF No. 152.) This action now proceeds on Plaintiff’s claims

against Defendants Schaefer, Araich, Chen, Shittu, and Ashby for Eighth Amendment deliberate 

indifference. (Id.) On October 21, 2015, Defendants Shittu, Chen, and Araich filed an answer to 

Plaintiff’s third amended complaint. (ECF No. 154.) The next day, October 22, 2015, Defendant 

Schaefer filed her answer to Plaintiff’s third amended complaint. (ECF No. 155.) Finally, on 

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October 23, 2015, Defendant Ashby filed his answer to Plaintiff’s third amended complaint. 

(ECF No. 156.) 

While the motions to dismiss were pending, the Court vacated the deadlines in its earlier 

discovery and scheduling order. (ECF No. 70.) To move this matter forward, the Court shall

issue an amended discovery and scheduling order for the completion of discovery and the filing 

of dispositive motions. In order to set appropriate dates, the Court needs information from the 

parties concerning how much discovery is left to complete, if any, and how much time the parties 

anticipate that they need to complete discovery and prepare pre-trial dispositive motions, if any. 

As a result, the Court orders the parties to file status reports. Defendants shall file a joint 

status report, and Plaintiff may file his own report. The parties shall inform the court of the 

following: (a) whether they believe a settlement conference is likely to be helpful at this time; 

(b) how much time they anticipate they need to complete discovery, and the reason(s) why; (c) a 

proposed deadline for the completion of all discovery, including filing motions to compel; (d) a 

proposed deadline for filing pre-trial dispositive motions; and (e) any other scheduling issue the 

parties believe the Court should be advised about. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

1. Plaintiff may file a status report, and Defendants shall file a joint status report, 

informing the Court of the following: (a) whether they believe a settlement conference is likely 

to be helpful at this time; (b) how much time they anticipate they need to complete discovery, 

and the reason(s) why; (c) a proposed deadline for the completion of all discovery, including 

filing motions to compel; (d) a proposed deadline for filing pre-trial dispositive motions; and (e) 

any other scheduling issue the parties believe the Court should be advised about; and

2. The parties’ reports shall be filed and served within twenty-one (21) days of the 

date of service of this order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 26, 2015 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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