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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

JESSE L. SERRANO,

Plaintiff,

v.

SCOTT RAWERS, et al.,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:11-cv-00399-MJS (PC)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME 

(ECF No. 67) AND STRIKING THE 

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE DATE (ECF 

No. 48.)

Fourteen (14) Day Deadline

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil 

rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (ECF Nos. 1 & 8.) The action 

proceeds on Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint (ECF No. 6.) against Defendant Lucas 

for violation of Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment rights. (ECF Nos. 11 & 12.)

On May 4, 2015, the Court issued a second scheduling order, requiring Plaintiff to 

file and serve a pretrial statement on or before August 6, 2015. (ECF No. 48.) On 

August 14, 2015, the Court also requested that the parties submit confidential 

statements to enable the Court to determine if the case is appropriate for the Prisoner 

Settlement Program.

When Plaintiff did not file a pretrial statement by the deadline, the Court ordered 

Plaintiff to show cause why the action should not be dismissed with prejudice for failure 

to obey a court order and file his pretrial statement. (ECF No. 64.) Shortly thereafter, 

the Court received a document from Plaintiff, which appeared to be his pretrial statement

and docketed it accordingly. (ECF No. 65.) The Court discharged the order to show 

cause. (ECF No. 66.)

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Now before the Court is Plaintiff’s August 31, 2015 response to the order to show 

cause indicating that he has not yet filed a pretrial statement and seeking additional time 

to do so due to his limited access to the law library resulting from prison lockdowns. 

(ECF No. 67.)

The pretrial conference in this matter is set for September 17, 2015. However, 

the Court also requested that the parties submit confidential statements regarding 

settlement to determine if a settlement conference would be fruitful. To allow the 

Alternative Dispute Resolution Division of the Court to assess whether the case is one 

which will benefit from a settlement conference, the pre-trial conference date will be 

stricken. To the extent that Plaintiff wishes to file a supplement to his pretrial statement 

already filed, he will be granted an additional fourteen days to do so.

Good cause having been presented to the court and GOOD CAUSE APPEARING 

THEREFOR, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time is GRANTED. Plaintiff is granted 

fourteen (14) days from the date of service of this order to file a supplement to his 

pretrial statement. If he chooses to file a supplement, Plaintiff should clearly title the 

document as his “Pretrial Statement” and ensure that it is complete in and of itself. The 

Court will not reference any previously filed statements;

2. The Clerk of Court is directed to send Plaintiff a copy of his previously filed 

pretrial statement (ECF No. 65.) and a copy of the Court’s order directing Plaintiff to 

submit a confidential statement regarding settlement (ECF No. 63.); and

3. The pretrial conference date of September 17, 2015 is stricken.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 2, 2015 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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