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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 

TIMOTHY O’KEEFE,

Plaintiff,

v.

JERRY BROWN, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:11-cv-2659 KJM KJN P 

ORDER

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

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 31, 2015 plaintiff filed a letter with the court. (ECF No. 227.) 

In this letter, plaintiff states that during a deposition conducted on August 25, 2015, he and 

defense counsel discussed a possible settlement of this action. (Id.) According to plaintiff, in 

exchange for his dismissal of this action, defendants would agree to permanently transfer him to 

the R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility (“RJDCF”). (Id.) Plaintiff states that despite these 

settlement negotiations, he received a notice dated August 24, 2015, endorsing his transfer to 

Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”). (Id.) 

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 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that within ten days of the date of this order, 

defendants shall file a status report addressing the status of their settlement negotiations with 

plaintiff (although they do not need to reveal any confidential information), and the impact of 

plaintiff’s proposed transfer to SVSP on the settlement negotiations. 

Dated: September 8, 2015 

Ok2659.sta 

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