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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

Plaintiff Pedro Sanchez is a pre-trial detainee or state prisoner proceeding without counsel 

in this civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On January 8, 2020, defendant moved 

to stay this proceeding while a related criminal proceeding against plaintiff is resolved. ECF No. 

22. 

Given defendant’s legitimate concerns about the impact of parallel criminal and civil 

proceedings, the court finds a stay to be appropriate. However, we are reluctant to stay civil 

proceedings indefinitely (at present, a criminal trial is not “not yet scheduled”). Id. at 10. At this 

time, we will stay the civil case for 180 days. Within 160 days of the date of this order, defendant 

is ordered (1) to report back on the state of the criminal case and (2) to state whether he seeks a

further stay. 

PEDRO SANCHEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

ROY DEOCHOA,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:19-cv-00354-DAD-JDP

ORDER GRANTING IN PART 

DEFENDANT’S REQUEST, STAYING THE 

CASE FOR 120 DAYS, AND ORDERING 

THE DEFENDANT TO REPORT BACK ON 

THE STATUS OF THE CASE WITHIN 120

DAYS 

ECF No. 22

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 16, 2020 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

No. 205. 

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