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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DARRELL WAYNE KING, 

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

JOHN D. CHOKATOS, et al.,

 Defendants.

1:12-cv-01936-LJO-EPG-PC

SCHEDULING ORDER FOLLOWING 

STATUS CONFERENCE HELD ON 

APRIL 21, 2016

Telephonic Status Conference: 

 June 29, 2016

 10:00 a.m.

 Courtroom 10 (EPG)

Deadline to File Notice of Disclosure of Expert 

Witnesses: July 22, 2016

Deadline to File Responses to Notice of Disclosure:

 September 9, 2016

 

ORDER FOR CLERK TO SEND

PLAINTIFF CONSENT/DECLINE FORM

 

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff, Darrell Wayne King (“Plaintiff”), is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in 

forma pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983. Plaintiff filed this 

case on November 29, 2012. (ECF No. 1.) This case now proceeds on the First Amended 

Complaint filed on September 2, 2014, with Plaintiff=s Eighth Amendment claims against 

defendants Dr. John D. Chokatos and LVN Michele I. Stringer (“Defendants”), for failure to 

provide adequate medical care, and for supplemental state law claims. (ECF No. 33.)

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This case is now in the discovery phase, pursuant to the Court’s discovery and 

scheduling order filed on November 16, 2015. (ECF No. 41.) The deadline for completion of 

discovery is July 16, 2016. (Id.)

On January 28, 2016, Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment. (ECF No. 46.) 

On March 21, 2016, Plaintiff filed an opposition to the motion. (ECF No. 50.) Defendants’ 

deadline to file a reply to the opposition is pending.

II. STATUS CONFERENCE

On April 21, 2016 at 2:30 p.m., a telephonic status conference was held before 

Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean. Plaintiff appeared telephonically on his own behalf, and 

Deputy California Attorney General Jason A. Braxton appeared telephonically on behalf of 

defendant Stringer. Mr. Braxton informed the Court that defendant Chokatos had retained new 

counsel that same day.1 

The parties discussed the litigation schedule for this case. Plaintiff informed the Court 

that he is seeking counsel, wants to depose officers, and would not oppose a stay of discovery 

pending resolution of Defendants’ motion for summary judgment. No formal motion to stay 

was before the Court, and no ruling was made at the hearing. The Court expects a decision on 

the motion for summary judgment by the end of June 2016, before the close of discovery. 

Plaintiff indicated his willingness to consent to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. The 

Court shall send Plaintiff a consent form to sign and return to the Court.

A telephonic status conference was scheduled for June 29, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. before 

Judge Grosjean, to discuss issues pending at that time, including the status of discovery. The 

parties were encouraged to move forward with discovery, but discussed reasonable 

expectations for discovery in light of the pending motion for summary judgment.

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1 On April 25, 2016, a stipulation for substitution of attorneys was filed, containing the 

signatures of defendant Chokatos, the outgoing attorney of record, and the incoming attorney of record. (ECF No. 

54.) On April 26, 2016, the Court issued an order approving the substitution of attorneys. (ECF No. 55.) 

Therefore, defendant Chokatos is now represented by Susan E. Coleman of Burke, Williams & Sorenson LLP.

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III. CONCLUSION

Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. A Telephonic Status Conference is scheduled for June 29, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.

before Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean in Courtroom 10 at the United States 

District Court, 2500 Tulare Street, Fresno, California;

2. Those in attendance must be prepared to discuss issues pending at that time, 

including the status of discovery;

3. Counsel for Defendant Stringer shall arrange for the participation of Plaintiff in 

the telephonic status conference, coordinate a one-line conference call with 

Plaintiff and counsel for Defendant Chokatos, and initiate the telephonic hearing 

at chambers phone number (550) 499-5960.

4. The Clerk is directed to send Plaintiff the Court’s form for consent/decline of 

Magistrate Jurisdiction; and

5. The dates set forth in the Scheduling Order dated November 16, 2015 remain in 

effect.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 4, 2016 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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