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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 

CHET PRUITT, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

MANJULA BOBBALA, et al., 

Defendant. 

No. 2:20-cv-0632 DC AC P 

ORDER 

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding through counsel with a civil rights action pursuant 

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On remand, this case proceeds on plaintiff’s claims against defendants 

Bobbala and Arya. ECF No. 65. Defendants have answered the complaint. ECF Nos. 72, 77. 

Pursuant to the provisions of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 16 and 26 and Local Rule 240, IT 

IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Within forty-five days of the filing of this order, the parties shall confer and submit a 

joint status report and proposed schedule that briefly sets out their views on the following matters: 

a. Service of process; 

b. Possible joinder of additional parties; 

c. Any expected or desired amendment of the pleadings; 

d. Jurisdiction and venue; 

e. Anticipated motions and the scheduling thereof; 

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f. The deadline for initial disclosures. If any party objects to the appropriateness of 

initial disclosures, an explanation must be provided; 

g. Anticipated discovery and the scheduling thereof; 

h. Future proceedings, including setting appropriate cutoff dates for discovery and 

law and motion; 

i. Modification of standard pretrial procedures specified by the rules due to the 

relative simplicity or complexity of the action or proceedings; 

j. Whether this matter is to be tried before this court or the district court. See 28 

U.S.C. § 636(c); 

k. Whether counsel will stipulate to the trial judge acting as settlement judge and 

waiving any disqualifications by virtue of his so acting, or whether they prefer to 

have a Settlement Conference before another judge; 

l. Any other matters that may add to the just and expeditious disposition of this 

matter. 

2. If the parties are unable to submit a single proposed schedule because they cannot 

agree on deadlines, the joint status report must reflect each party’s proposed deadlines. For any 

deadlines upon which the parties are unable to agree, each party must provide an explanation of 

their position on the appropriateness of their proposed deadline. 

DATED: December 13, 2024 

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