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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

DWAYNE MONTGOMERY,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. CULLUM, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2: 22-cv-1156 KJM KJN P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant 

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. For the reasons stated herein, defendants’ request for leave from their bimonthly obligation to file status reports until February 16, 2024, is granted. 

On July 18, 2023, the undersigned granted defendants’ request to stay this action because 

the pending criminal battery charges against plaintiff concerning defendants Pesce and Culum 

were intertwined with plaintiff’s excessive force claims against defendants. (ECF No. 28.) The 

undersigned ordered defendants to file bi-monthly status reports addressing the status of the 

criminal charges pending against plaintiff in Amador County. (Id.) 

On September 7, 2023, defendants filed their first status report. (ECF No. 29.) 

Defendants state that a trial readiness conference in plaintiff’s Amador County case is set for 

November 3, 2023, and trial is set for February 2, 2024. (Id.) Defendants request leave from 

their bi-monthly obligation to file status reports until February 16, 2024, which should allow 

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sufficient time following the trial in plaintiff’s related criminal matter for defendants to provide 

the court with an update. (Id.)

Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that defendants’ request for leave 

from their bi-monthly obligation to file status reports is granted until February 16, 2024; on or 

before February 16, 2024, defendants shall file a status report addressing the status of the criminal 

charges against plaintiff in Amador County.

Dated: September 26, 2023

Mont1156.ord

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