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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

BRIAN C. APPLEGATE,

Plaintiff,

v.

CHRISTIAN TRAUSCH, 

Defendant.

No. 1:15-cv-00811 AWI DLB PC

ORDER CONTINUING 

STAY OF ACTION

Plaintiff Brian C. Applegate (“Plaintiff”) is a prisoner in the custody of the California 

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The action is proceeding on 

Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment and state law claims against Defendant Christian Trausch.

On March 29, 2016, the Court granted Defendant’s motion to stay the proceedings

pending resolution of Plaintiff’s writ of mandate in the Sacramento County Superior Court. The 

two inmate appeals that Plaintiff contends exhausted the issues herein were the subject of the 

petition, and the Court granted the stay because the outcome of the petition would impact the 

exhaustion analysis in this action. In granting the stay, the Court ordered Defendant to file a 

status report within ten days of the state court’s ruling on Plaintiff’s petition.

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On April 7, 2016, Plaintiff submitted a filing indicating that he may file a notice of 

voluntarily dismissal if the state court determined that administrative remedies remained. An 

actual request to dismiss has not been filed.

On July 21, 2016, Defendant filed a status report as directed by this Court. According to 

the report, the state court denied the petition on July 11, 2016, finding that Plaintiff had not 

demonstrated that he submitted the appeals and that staff had received them.

Defendant asks that the stay remain until the state court decision is final, which will allow 

him to file an exhaustion motion in this Court based on issue preclusion.

For good cause, the action will REMAIN STAYED. Defendant SHALL file a status 

report within ten (10) days of the state court ruling becoming final. At that time, the Court will 

reset deadlines as necessary. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 22, 2016 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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