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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

LOUREECE CLARK,

Plaintiff,

v.

THOMAS McGUIRE, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2: 12-cv-2159 JAM KJN P

ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

Plaintiff is a former state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action is set for jury trial before the Honorable John A. 

Mendez on April 6, 2015. Pending before the court is defendant McGuire’s motion to stay. (ECF 

No. 50.) For the following reasons, the undersigned recommends that defendant’s motion to stay 

be granted.

On August 29, 2014, the court denied defendant McGuire’s summary judgment motion on 

grounds that he was not entitled to qualified immunity. (ECF No. 40.) Defendant McGuire 

appealed that order to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. (ECF No. 43.) That appeal is now 

pending before the Ninth Circuit. 

In the context of interlocutory appeals based on qualified immunity, the district court is 

automatically divested of jurisdiction to proceed with trial pending appeal unless the district court 

finds that the defendant’s claim of immunity is frivolous or has been waived, and certifies such in 

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writing. See Chuman v. Wright, 960 F.2d 104, 105 (9th Cir. 1992). The district court has not 

certified that defendant’s appeal is frivolous or has been waived. Accordingly, this court is 

divested of jurisdiction to proceed to trial. On these grounds, the undersigned recommends that 

defendant’s motion to stay be granted.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the jury trial set for April 6, 2015, before 

the Honorable John A. Mendez is vacated;

IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that defendant’s motion to stay (ECF No. 50) be 

granted; and this action be stayed pending resolution of defendant’s appeal by the Ninth Circuit. 

These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District Judge 

assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within fourteen days 

after being served with these findings and recommendations, any party may file written 

objections with the court and serve a copy on all parties. Such a document should be captioned 

“Objections to Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendations.” Any response to the 

objections shall be filed and served within fourteen days after service of the objections. The 

parties are advised that failure to file objections within the specified time may waive the right to 

appeal the District Court’s order. Martinez v. Ylst, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991). 

Dated: March 12, 2015

Clark2159.fr

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