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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 Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SHAUN DARNELL GARLAND,

Plaintiff,

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ANTHONY HEDGPETH, J.

BOLIN, THOMPSON,

BLACKSTONE, 

J. VARGAS, J. OSTRANDER,

Defendants. _____________________________

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No. C 08-00635 WHA (PR)

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO

PRO SE PRISONER MEDIATION

PROGRAM; STAYING CASE;

INSTRUCTIONS TO CLERK

A California state prisoner at Calipatria State Prison proceeding pro se, plaintiff has

filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging inter alia that defendants,

officers and employees of Kern Valley State Prison, retaliated against plaintiff for his

exercise of his First Amendment rights. 

Good cause appearing, the instant case will be referred to Magistrate Judge Vadas for

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

will consist of one or more conferences as determined by the mediator. The proceedings

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

coordinate a time and date for the mediation proceedings with all interested parties and/or

their representatives and, within 5 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

For the Northern District of California

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For the foregoing reasons and for good cause shown,

1. The Clerk shall send a copy of the court file, including a copy of this order, to

Magistrate Judge Vadas.

2. This action, including the dispositive motion schedule, is hereby STAYED

until further order of the Court, if necessary, following completion of the mediation

proceedings outlined above. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 23 , 2010 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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