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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JENNIFER DOE and NANCY DOE,

Plaintiff,

v.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:24-cv-00337-KES-CDB (PC)

ORDER ON STIPULATION STAYING 

ACTION AND ALL DATES PENDING 

ARBITRATION

ORDER REQUIRING PARTIES TO FILE 

A JOINT REPORT

(Doc. 8) 

Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulated request to stay this matter until

completion of private mediation, currently set for September 13, 2024. (Doc. 8). For the reasons 

set forth below, the Court finds good cause to stay this matter.

Background

Plaintiffs Jennifer Doe and Nancy Doe, state inmates proceeding through counsel, 

initiated this action with the filing of a complaint in the California Superior Court for the County 

of Madera on February 7, 2024. (Doc. 1 p. 2). On March 21, 2024, Defendants removed the case 

to this Court and requested screening pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act. (Doc. 1).

On March 28, 2024, the Court granted Defendants’ request for screening and extended

Defendants’ deadline to respond to the complaint to a date 21 says after the Court issues its

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screening order. (Doc. 3). On April 18, 2024, the Court informed the parties that service for the 

unserved defendants would be ordered, if necessary, after issuance of its screening order. (Doc. 

7).

Counsel for Plaintiffs as well as Defendants California Department of Corrections and 

Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) and the State of California have conferred and agreed to participate in 

early alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”). (Doc. 8 ⁋4). The parties currently expect to attend 

a private mediation session on September 13, 2024, and represent that a stay in this matter would 

allow the parties to focus their resources on the upcoming mediation, which would also conserve 

the Court’s resources.

 Based on the parties’ stipulated representations and for good cause shown therein, IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. All case management dates and matters related thereto are hereby STAYED and 

the Court’s screening of Plaintiffs’ complaint shall be held in abeyance pending

completion of the Parties’ private mediation session, currently set for September 

13, 2024.

2. The parties SHALL FILE a joint report informing the Court of the status of their

mediation efforts by no later than September 20, 2024, including whether either

party requests the Court complete its screening of Plaintiffs’ complaint.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 13, 2024 ___________________ _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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