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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

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GERRY WILLIAMS,

Plaintiff,

v.

Sergeant METCALFE; et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 08-3907 SI (pr)

ORDER REFERRING ACTION TO

PRISONER MEDIATION PROGRAM 

Gerry Williams, a California prisoner, filed this pro se civil rights action under 42 U.S.C.

§ 1983 asserting that defendants were deliberately indifferent to his safety. Defendants have

requested that this case be referred to the court's Pro Se Prisoner Mediation Program, in which

selected prisoner cases with unrepresented plaintiffs are referred to a neutral magistrate judge

for mediation proceedings consisting of one or more conferences as determined by the mediator.

In light of the expressed interest by at least the defendants, it would be helpful for the parties to

engage in mediation. Defendants' motion for referral to the mediation program is GRANTED.

(Docket # 50.)

Good cause appearing therefor, this case is now referred to Magistrate Judge Vadas for

mediation proceedings pursuant to the Pro Se Prisoner Mediation Program. The proceedings

will take place within 90 days of the date this order is filed. Magistrate Judge Vadas will

coordinate a time and date for a mediation 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 for the prisoner mediation proceedings. 

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United States District Court

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The clerk will send to Magistrate Judge Vadas a copy of the complaint (docket # 1), the

order of service (docket # 7), the order denying motion to dismiss in part and denying motion

to stay (docket #32), and this order.

In light of the referral of this action for mediation, the briefing schedule for dispositive

motions is now vacated. The stay of discovery remains in place. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 9, 2010 _______________________

 SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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