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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

REX CHAPPELL,

Plaintiff,

v.

C.K. PLILER et al.,

Defendants.

No. 04-cv-1183 TLN DAD P

ORDER

Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. 

On January 26, 2009, defendants filed a motion for summary judgment. (Doc. No. 47) 

On June 11, 2009, the undersigned issued findings and recommendations, recommending that 

defendants’ motion be granted in part and denied in part. (Doc. No. 55) The district judge 

assigned to this case at the time conducted a de novo review of the case and noted that the Ninth 

Circuit Court of Appeals had reversed this court’s decision in Norwood v. Vance, No. 2:03-cv2554 GEB GGH, on which the undersigned had relied on in issuing the pending findings and 

recommendations. (Id.) The plaintiff in Norwood had sought rehearing en banc, and the Ninth 

Circuit directed appellants to file a response. (Id.) Because the decision in Norwood was clearly 

relevant to the resolution of part of this action, the assigned district judge stayed the case. (Id.) 

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On December 17, 2012, the court lifted the stay of this action because the Ninth Circuit had 

decided the motion for rehearing that had been filed in Norwood. (Doc. No. 63) 

In light of the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Norwood and the passage of time since the court

issued its findings and recommendations, the court will direct the parties to file supplemental 

briefing with respect to their position on the application of the decision in Norwood to this case as 

well as their positions with respect to defendants’ motion for summary judgment generally. 

Thereafter, the undersigned will issue amended findings and recommendations on defendants’ 

motion for summary judgment.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that within forty-five days of the date of this 

order, the parties shall file supplemental briefs addressing the application of the decision in 

Norwood to this case and their positions with respect to defendants’ motion for summary 

judgment generally.

Dated: August 20, 2015

DAD:9

chap1183.supp

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