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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT WILLIS,

Plaintiff, No. 2:09-cv-0342 MCE DAD P

vs.

R. WEEKS,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed this civil rights action

seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On January 19, 2012, the assigned district judge granted

defendant Weeks’ motion for summary judgment based on plaintiff’s failure to exhaust his

Eighth Amendment claim prior to bringing this action and referred this matter back to the

Magistrate Judge for further proceedings with respect to plaintiff’s First Amendment retaliation

claim against defendant Weeks, which the defendant did not address by way of summary

judgment motion. Plaintiff filed an interlocutory appeal of the district court’s order, and the

Ninth Circuit has since dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. 

In due course, the court will issue a further scheduling order setting dates for the

filing of pretrial statements, pretrial conference, and jury trial. However, before issuing the

further scheduling order, the court will set a mandatory settlement conference in this case. If

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available, the court may order that plaintiff participate in the settlement conference by way of

video-conferencing. Pursuant to Local Rule 270(b), the parties will be directed to inform the

court in writing as to whether they wish to proceed with the settlement conference before the

undersigned magistrate judge or if they wish to be referred to the court’s mediation program. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Within twenty-one days of the date of this order, each party shall inform the

court in writing as to whether they wish to proceed with the settlement conference before the

undersigned magistrate judge or if they wish to wish to be referred to the court’s mediation

program. If the parties wish to proceed before the undersigned magistrate judge, each party shall

return to the court the consent form for settlement conferences provided with this order. If the

parties do not wish the undersigned magistrate judge to preside at the settlement conference, each

party shall file a declaration stating he wishes to be referred to the court’s mediation program;

and

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send each party the consent form for

settlement conferences.

DATED: July 5, 2012.

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