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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 

EZEQUIEL ROMO, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

MATTHEW CATE, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:11-cv-2898 GEB DB P 

ORDER 

 

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with an action brought 

under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On January 7, 2016, defendants moved to compel responses to 

discovery. ECF No. 75. Defendants contend that plaintiff has failed entirely to respond to their 

discovery requests. To date, plaintiff has not filed an opposition or statement of non-opposition to 

defendants’ motion. See E.D. Local Rule 230(l). 

Shortly after filing their motion to compel, defendants moved for a settlement conference. 

ECF No. 76. On March 8, 2016, the Court granted defendants’ request, vacated the dispositive 

motion deadline, and set this matter for a settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Kendall 

J. Newman for July 27, 2016. See ECF No. 77. After settlement negotiations were held, the case 

did not settle. Thus, pursuant to the March 8, 2016, Order, the dispositive motion deadline is now 

September 27, 2016. 

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In light of this procedural history, the status of defendants’ motion is unclear. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that defendants shall file a status report within seven 

(7) days from the date of this order apprising the Court of the status of their motion to compel. 

DATED: September 21, 2016 

 /s/ DEBORAH BARNES 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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