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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 

DIRK JAONG BOUIE, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

OSCAR SMITH, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:18-cv-2040 KJM AC P 

ORDER 

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with this civil rights action filed pursuant to 

42 U.S.C. § 1983. By order filed October 14, 2020, this case was referred to the court’s PostScreening ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) Project and stayed for a period of 120 days. 

ECF No. 21. A settlement conference is currently scheduled for February 10, 2021. ECF No. 22. 

Counsel for defendants now requests to opt out of the ADR settlement conference. ECF 

No. 25. Review of defendants’ request demonstrates that it is supported by good cause. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Defendants’ motion to opt out of the Post-Screening ADR Project, ECF No. 25, is

GRANTED; 

2. The settlement conference scheduled for February 10, 2021, ECF No. 22, is

VACATED;

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 3. The stay of this action is LIFTED forthwith; and 

 4. Defendants shall file and serve their answer to the complaint within thirty (30) days 

after the filing date of this order. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: December 14, 2020 

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