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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 

NORBERT M. PAYTON, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

MONTGOMERY, 

Defendant. 

No. 2:22-cv-1177 AC P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without an attorney. On July 1, 2024, the court 

issued an order referring this case to post-screening early ADR. ECF No. 20. A settlement 

conference was set for January 10, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. via Zoom before Chief Magistrate Judge 

Carolyn K. Delaney. ECF No. 23. The court issued an order and writ for habeas corpus ad 

testificandum ordering plaintiff’s custodian to produce plaintiff by zoom video conference on 

January 10, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. ECF No. 24. However, on the day of the scheduled settlement 

conference the custodian informed the court that plaintiff refused to attend. Accordingly, IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED that within fourteen days of the service of this order, plaintiff shall show 

cause why he should not be sanctioned for failing to participate in the settlement conference and 

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comply with a court order. Sanctions may include a recommendation that the lawsuit be 

dismissed for failure to prosecute and failure to comply with court orders. 

DATED: January 10, 2025 

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