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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 

RODNEY V. COLEMAN, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

M.E. SPEARMAN, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:19-cv-0369 AC P 

ORDER 

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

under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges that defendant Sgt. F. Hartwick, a correctional officer at 

High Desert State Prison violated his Eighth Amendment right to be free from excessive force. 

ECF No. 1 at 3-5. On March 17, 2022, defendant filed a motion to opt out of the post-screening 

ADR project. ECF No. 28. After reviewing the motion, the court finds good cause to grant it. 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

 1. Defendant’s motion to opt out of the court’s Post-Screening ADR Project (ECF No. 

28) is GRANTED and the STAY of this action is LIFTED, and 

 2. Within twenty-one days from the date of this order, defendant shall file a responsive 

pleading. 

DATED: March 28, 2022 

Case 2:19-cv-00369-DC-AC Document 29 Filed 03/29/22 Page 1 of 1