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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

JOHNATHAN HILL,

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

C/O J. CLARK, and

C/O A. RIVAS,

 Defendants.

1:13-cv-00386-EPG-PC

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION TO REINSTATE MOTION FOR 

SANCTIONS AND SETTLEMENT, AND 

DENYING MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT 

OF COUNSEL

(ECF No. 72.)

ORDER REINSTATING AND DENYING 

MOTION FOR SANCTIONS AND 

SETTLEMENT

(ECF No. 66.)

Johnathan Hill (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights 

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case is scheduled for trial before Magistrate Judge 

Erica P. Grosjean on April 12, 2016.1

On January 12, 2016, Plaintiff filed a motion to reinstate his Motion for Sanctions and 

Settlement filed on December 4, 2015 (ECF No. 66), which Plaintiff withdrew from the Court’s 

calendar on December 16, 2015. (ECF No. 72.) Good cause appearing, the Motion for 

Sanctions and Settlement shall be reinstated, but for the reasons described below, the Court will 

deny the motion. Plaintiff also requests appointment of counsel, which shall be denied.

 

1 The parties have consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 636(c), and on 

August 10, 2015, this case was reassigned to Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean for all further proceedings, 

including trial and entry of final judgment. (ECF No. 45.)

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Following the November 20, 2015 trial confirmation hearing, the Court issued an order 

establishing pretrial dates and deadlines for the parties. Pursuant to the order, issued on 

November 23, 2015, the deadline for submission of motions in limine and defendants’ motion 

for bifurcation of punitive damages is January 13, 2015. (ECF No. 63.) Responses to motions

in limine and Defendants’ bifurcation motion are due on January 27, 2015. (Id.) A hearing on 

motions in limine and the bifurcation issue is scheduled for February 3, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in 

Courtroom 10 before Judge Grosjean. (Id.) Issues regarding motions in limine and bifurcation 

will be discussed at the February 3, 2016 hearing. Trial remains scheduled for April 12, 2016 

at 8:30 a.m. before Judge Grosjean. (Id.)

No new counsel will be appointed for Plaintiff. Moreover, no settlement conference 

shall be scheduled by the Court unless Defendants also indicate a desire to participate in 

settlement negotiations before the Court. 

Plaintiff requests sanctions by “an order disallowing the defense to support their claims, 

or defenses,” with their “amended interrogatory” evidence. (ECF No. 66 at 4:1-14.) Plaintiff 

offers no argument in support of this request, and the Court finds no good cause to grant it. 

Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion to reinstate his Motion for Sanctions and Settlement is 

GRANTED;

2. Plaintiff’s Motion for Sanctions and Settlement is REINSTATED on the Court’s 

calendar and DENIED, without prejudice; and

3. Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 14, 2016 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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