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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

ERNEST LEE VADEN,

Plaintiff,

v.

DR. ROBERT E. MAYES, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:19-cv-2216 TLN CKD P

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO POSTSCREENING ADR PROJECT AND 

STAYING CASE FOR 120 DAYS

Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel. At least one defendant has 

waived service of process.

The undersigned is referring all post-screening civil rights cases filed by pro se inmates to 

the Post-Screening ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) Project in an effort to resolve such 

cases more expeditiously and less expensively. Defense counsel from the Office of the California 

Attorney General has agreed to participate in this pilot project. No defenses or objections shall be 

waived by their participation. 

As set forth in the screening order, plaintiff has stated a potentially cognizable civil rights 

claim. Thus, the court stays this action for a period of 120 days to allow the parties to investigate 

plaintiff’s claims, meet and confer, and then participate in a settlement conference.

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There is a presumption that all post-screening civil rights cases assigned to the 

undersigned will proceed to settlement conference.1 However, if after investigating plaintiff’s 

claims and speaking with plaintiff, and after conferring with defense counsel’s supervisor, 

defense counsel in good faith finds that a settlement conference would be a waste of resources, 

defense counsel may move to opt out of this pilot project. A motion to opt out must be filed 

within sixty days of the date of this order.

Within thirty days, the assigned Deputy Attorney General shall contact the Courtroom 

Deputy, Judy Streeter, at (916) 930-4004, to schedule the settlement conference. If difficulties 

arise in scheduling the settlement conference due to the court’s calendar, the parties may seek an 

extension of the initial 120 day stay. 

Once the settlement conference is scheduled, at least seven days prior to conference, the 

parties shall submit to the assigned settlement judge a confidential settlement conference 

statement. The parties’ confidential settlement conference statement shall include the following: 

(a) names and locations of the parties; (b) a short statement of the facts and alleged damages; (c) a 

short procedural history; (d) an analysis of the risk of liability, including a discussion of the 

efforts made to investigate the allegations; and (e) a discussion of the efforts that have been made 

to settle the case; and (f) any documents which have not already been filed with the court and 

which may be relevant to resolution of this case.

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. This action is stayed for 120 days to allow the parties an opportunity to settle their 

dispute before a responsive pleading is filed, or the discovery process begins. Except as provided 

herein or by subsequent court order, no other pleadings or other documents may be filed in this 

case during the stay of this action. The parties shall not engage in formal discovery, but the 

parties may elect to engage in informal discovery. 

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 If the case does not settle, the court will set a date for the filing of a responsive pleading.

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2. Defendants shall file any motion to opt out of the Post-Screening ADR Project no more 

than sixty days from the date of this order.

3. Within thirty days from the date of this order, the assigned Deputy Attorney General 

shall contact this court’s Courtroom Deputy, Judy Streeter, at (916) 930-4004, to schedule the 

settlement conference. 

4. At least seven days prior to the settlement conference, each party shall submit a 

confidential settlement conference statement, as described above, to the judge assigned for 

settlement.

5. If a settlement is reached at any point during the stay of this action, the parties shall file 

a Notice of Settlement in accordance with Local Rule 160. 

6. The parties remain obligated to keep the court informed of their current address at all 

times during the stay and while the action is pending. Any change of address must be reported 

promptly to the court in a separate document captioned for this case and entitled “Notice of 

Change of Address.” See L.R. 182(f). 

Dated: December 28, 2020

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vade2216.adr.post.waiver

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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