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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 

LANCE WILLIAMS, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

L. ZARAGOZA, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:21-cv-0153 DJC AC P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff, a former state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed a civil 

rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges violations of his First and Eighth 

Amendment rights. See ECF No. 6. On June 15, 2023, defendants filed a motion to opt out of 

the post-screening ADR project. ECF No. 27. After reviewing the motion, the court finds good 

cause to grant it. 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

 1. Defendants’ motion to opt out of the court’s Post Screening ADR Project (ECF No. 27) 

is GRANTED; 

 2. The stay of this action is LIFTED; and 

 3. Within twenty-one days from the date of this order, defendants shall file a responsive 

pleading. 

DATED: June 20, 2023 

Case 2:21-cv-00153-DC-AC Document 28 Filed 06/20/23 Page 1 of 1