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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARIA TORRES and MELCHOR )

TORRES, individually and as )

Administrators of the Estate of )

EVERARDO TORRES, )

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Plaintiffs, )

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v. )

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CITY OF MADERA, et al., )

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Defendants. )

___________________________________ )

1:02-CV-6385 AWI LJO

ORDER STAYING ACTION AND

VACATING TRIAL DATE IN LIGHT

OF PENDING APPEAL

This action arises from an incident in which Officer Marcy Noriega (“Officer Noriega”)

shot and killed Everardo Torres (“Everardo”). Everardo’s estate and family (“Plaintiffs”) have

sued Officer Noriega and the City of Madera (“Defendants”) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state

law. 

On November 18, 2009, the court issued a memorandum opinion and order granting

Plaintiffs’ request for judgment pursuant to Rule 54(b) on Plaintiff’s civil rights claim. 

Plaintiffs have filed a notice of appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the

Ninth Circuit has set a briefing schedule.

A review of the court’s docket reveals that this action remains set for a pretrial conference

to be heard on April 15, 2010 and trial to begin on May 25, 2010.

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In light of Plaintiffs’ pending appeal, the court finds good cause to vacate the trial and

other pretrial dates and deadlines. Because the length of the appeal is unknown, the court

declines to set a new trial date at this time. After the appeal has been resolved, the parties shall

notify the court, and the court will re-schedule this action. 

Accordingly, the court ORDERS that:

1. The trial date, pretrial conference date, and all other previously set deadlines are

VACATED;

2. This action is HEREBY STAYED to allow Plaintiffs’ appeal to be heard by the

Ninth Circuit;

3. Within ten days of any ruling by the Ninth Circuit, Plaintiffs are DIRECTED to

inform the court about the status of this case; and

4. Within fifteen days of any final ruling by the Ninth Circuit, the parties SHALL

FILE a request to lift the stay, a status report regarding this action, and a request

for a scheduling conference date. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 9, 2010 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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