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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

AMIR EKUNWE, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:14-cv-2410-TLN-EFB PS (TEMP) 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff Amir Ekunwe is proceeding in this action pro se. This matter was, therefore, 

referred to the undersigned in accordance with Local Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). 

Defendant Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy David McEntire has filed an answer. 

 Accordingly, pursuant to the provisions of Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure, IT IS ORDERED that: 

 1. A Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference is set for Friday, February 10, 2016, at 

10:00 a.m., at the United States District Court, 501 I Street, Sacramento, California, in 

Courtroom No. 8, before the undersigned. 

 2. All parties are required to appear at the Status Conference, either by counsel or, if 

proceeding in propria persona, on his or her own behalf. 

 3. Plaintiff shall file and serve a status report on or before January 27, 2016, and 

defendant shall file and serve a status report on or before February 3, 2016. Each party’s status 

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report shall address all of the following matters: 

 a. Progress of service of process; 

 b. Possible joinder of additional parties; 

 c. Possible amendment of the pleadings; 

 d. Jurisdiction and venue; 

 e. Anticipated motions and the scheduling thereof; 

 f. Anticipated discovery and the scheduling thereof, including disclosure of 

 expert witnesses; 

 g. Future proceedings, including the setting of appropriate cut-off dates for 

 discovery and for law and motion, and the scheduling of a final pretrial 

 conference and trial; 

 h. Modification of standard pretrial procedures specified by the rules due to 

 the relative simplicity or complexity of the action; 

 i. Whether the case is related to any other case, including matters in 

 bankruptcy; 

 j. Whether the parties will stipulate to the magistrate judge assigned to this 

 matter acting as settlement judge, waiving any disqualification by virtue of 

 his so acting, or whether they prefer to have a Settlement Conference 

 before another magistrate judge; 

 k. Whether the parties intend to consent to proceed before a United States 

 Magistrate Judge; and 

 l. Any other matters that may aid in the just and expeditious disposition of 

 this action. 

 4. The parties are cautioned that failure to file a status report or failure to appear at the 

status conference may result in an order imposing an appropriate sanction. See Local Rules 110 

and 183. 

DATED: January 12, 2016.

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