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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

GERRY WILLIAMS,

Plaintiff,

v.

CLEMENT OGBUEHI, et al.,

Defendant(s).

Case No. 1:19-cv-00855-JLT-EPG (PC)

ORDER REQUIRING STATEMENTS

FROM PARTIES REGARDING 

SCHEDULE AND DISCOVERY

THIRTY (30) DAY DEADLINE

The Court has screened Plaintiff’s complaint and has ordered the case to proceed. Before 

scheduling this case, the Court will require each party to submit a statement regarding the 

schedule and discovery matters. 

The statements regarding the schedule and discovery shall be filed within thirty days from 

the date of service of this order. They should be filed with the Court, titled “SCHEDULING 

AND DISCOVERY STATEMENT,” and include the name of the party filing the statement. 

They shall address all of the following issues: 

i. A brief summary of the parties’ claims and/or defenses.

ii. The name and, if known, the address and telephone number of each witness, 

besides expert witnesses, the party may call at trial.

iii. A description by category and location of all documents the party may use at 

trial.

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iv. Whether any third parties, other than Plaintiff’s institution of confinement, are

likely to have relevant documents.

v. Whether the party intends to use expert witnesses.

vi. If a settlement conference has not occurred, when the party will be prepared to 

participate in a settlement conference.

Defendant(s)’ Scheduling and Discovery Statement shall also address all of the following 

issues:

vii. Whether a third party subpoena directed at Plaintiff’s institution of 

confinement will be necessary to obtain relevant documents.

viii. Whether Defendant(s) intend to challenge the issue of exhaustion and, if so, 

when Defendant(s) will be ready to file a motion for summary judgment 

regarding the issue of exhaustion.

ix. Whether witness statements and/or evidence were generated from 

investigation(s) related to the event(s) at issue in the complaint, such as an 

investigation stemming from the processing of Plaintiff’s grievance(s).1

x. Whether there are any video recordings or photographs related to the 

incident(s) at issue in the complaint, including video recordings and 

photographs of Plaintiff taken following the incident(s).

Finally, any party may also include any information that the party believes would assist in 

discovery and/or scheduling the case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 26, 2022 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

1 See Woodford v. Ngo, 548 U.S. 81, 94-95 (2006) (“[P]roper exhaustion improves the quality of those 

prisoner suits that are eventually filed because proper exhaustion often results in the creation of an administrative 

record that is helpful to the court. When a grievance is filed shortly after the event giving rise to the grievance, 

witnesses can be identified and questioned while memories are still fresh, and evidence can be gathered and 

preserved.”).

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