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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRANLETT EUGENE KIMMONS,

Plaintiff,

v.

A. AVILAR,

Defendant.

Case No. 14-cv-00954-JD 

ORDER STAYING CASE AND 

REFERRAL TO MEDIATION

Re: Dkt. No. 27

Plaintiff, a former prisoner, proceeds with a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 

1983. Defendant indicates that both parties believe that participation in a mediation conference 

would be beneficial. Therefore, this case shall be referred to Magistrate Judge Vadas for 

settlement proceedings pursuant to the Pro Se Prisoner Mediation Program. The proceedings will 

take place within one hundred and twenty days of the date this order is filed. Magistrate Judge 

Vadas will coordinate a time and date for a settlement proceeding with all interested parties and/or 

their representatives and, within five days after the conclusion of the mediation proceedings, file 

with the Court a report of the proceedings.

Defendant has also requested an extension to file a motion for summary judgment. 

Because the case is stayed, defendant need not file a motion for summary judgment until receiving 

further instruction by the Court. If the case does not settle, the Court will reopen the case and set a 

new deadline for a dispositive motion. The Court also notes that mail sent to plaintiff has been 

returned as undeliverable. Defendant has provided an address where plaintiff may be receiving 

mail and this order will be sent to that address. However, plaintiff must provide an updated 

address to the Court and indicate his desire to continue with this action or this case could be 

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CONLCUSION

1. Defendant’s motion (Docket No. 27) is GRANTED.

2. The case is referred to Magistrate Judge Vadas for settlement proceedings pursuant to 

the Pro Se Prisoner Mediation Program. The Clerk will send a copy of this order to Magistrate 

Judge Vadas in Eureka, California. In view of the referral, this case is STAYED pending the 

settlement proceedings.

3. The Clerk shall serve this Order on plaintiff’s address of record and at the following 

address: P.O. Box 160052, Sacramento, CA 95816.

4. Plaintiff must update the Court with his current address. Failure to provide an address 

may result in dismissal of this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 23, 2015

________________________

JAMES DONATO

United States District Judge

 

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The Court notes that plaintiff is no longer in custody, though it is not clear whether he is on 

parole and, if so, whether that affects his ability to travel. If plaintiff is on parole, he should check 

with his parole agent to learn whether he needs a court order to travel for any settlement 

conference and provide the information the Court.

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRANLETT EUGENE KIMMONS,

Plaintiff,

v.

A. AVILAR,

Defendant.

Case No. 14-cv-00954-JD 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. 

District Court, Northern District of California.

That on 4/23/2015, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said 

copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing 

said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery receptacle 

located in the Clerk's office.

Branlett Eugene Kimmons ID: AR2030

2900 Bristol Street

Suite B-300

Costa Mesa, CA 92626 

Dated: 4/23/2015

Richard W. Wieking

Clerk, United States District Court

By:________________________

LISA R. CLARK, Deputy Clerk to the 

Honorable JAMES DONATO

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