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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

JOHN REYNA,

Plaintiff,

v.

KINGS COUNTY JAIL, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 1:20-cv-00447 KES GSA (PC)

ORDER DIRECTING PARTIES TO MEET 

AND CONFER

ORDER DIRECTING PARTIES TO FILE 

NOTICES INFORMING COURT WHETHER

THEY ARE OPEN TO PARTICIPATING IN 

SETTLEMENT HEARING

PARTIES TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER 

BY JUNE 20, 2024

Plaintiff, a county jail inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed this civil 

rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States 

Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. This matter is at the 

pretrial stage of the proceedings.

On August 22, 2023, the Court ordered the parties to show cause why this matter should 

not be set for trial. ECF No. 34. In response, on September 14, 2023, Defendants stated that they 

did not dispute that this matter should be set for trial. ECF No. 36.

In early December 2023, the Chief Magistrate Judge issued an order which informed the 

parties that the District Judge who had previously been assigned to this matter had been elevated 

to the Ninth Circuit, thereby temporarily leaving no District Judge to preside over this matter.

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See ECF No. 38. Thereafter, in late December 2023, the Court issued a second order directing 

Plaintiff to show cause why the matter should not proceed to trial. ECF No. 39. In January 2024, 

Plaintiff filed a response to the order, which indicated that he, too, did not dispute that the matter 

should be set for trial. ECF No. 41.

On March 14, 2024, a new District Judge was assigned to this matter. ECF No. 46. 

Given this, as well as the last time the parties were directed to show cause why this matter should 

not proceed to trial was back in September 2023, the Court in a renewed attempt to expedite these 

proceedings will direct the parties to briefly meet and confer in order to discuss whether they 

believe a settlement conference would be beneficial at this time. Thereafter, they shall file 

independent notices with the Court to inform it of their respective decisions. The parties will be 

given thirty days to do so.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The parties shall MEET AND CONFER in order to determine whether a settlement 

conference would be acceptable and beneficial;

2. After the meet and confer, the parties shall independently INFORM THE COURT of 

their decisions, and

3. The parties shall have thirty days from the date of this order – by June 20, 2024, – to 

comply with it.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 22, 2024 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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