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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

RONALD TIMBERLAND, 

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

G. MASCARENAS, et al.,

 Defendants.

1:16-cv-00922-NONE-GSA-PC

 

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 

FOR REFERRAL TO SETTLEMENT 

PROGRAM, WITHOUT PREJUDICE

(ECF No. 48.)

Ronald Timberland (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis with this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action now 

proceeds with Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint, filed on June 20, 2018, against defendant

G. Mascarenas (Correctional Counselor I) (“Defendant”) for failure to protect Plaintiff in 

violation of the Eighth Amendment.1 (ECF No. 26.) 

On December 20, 2019, Plaintiff filed a motion for referral of this case to the court’s 

settlement program. (ECF No. 48.) On January 6, 2020, the court issued an order requiring the 

parties to notify the court whether a settlement conference would be beneficial. (ECF No. 50.) 

On February 5, 2020, Defendant responded to the court’s order opposing Plaintiff’s motion. 

(ECF No. 58.) Defendant states his belief that this case can be resolved on motions for summary 

 

1 On October 12, 2018, the court issued an order dismissing all other claims and defendants from 

this action based on Plaintiff’s failure to state a claim. (ECF No. 30.)

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judgment, and that mediation at this time is premature. (Id.) Plaintiff has not responded to the 

court’s order.

The court shall not refer this case for settlement unless all parties to the case have notified 

the court that they believe, in good faith, that settlement in this case is a possibility and that they 

are interested in having a settlement conference scheduled by the court. Given that Defendant is 

not interested in mediation at this time Plaintiff’s motion shall be denied, without prejudice, to 

renewal of the motion at a later stage of the proceedings.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion for referral of this case 

to the court’s settlement program, filed on January 26, 2020, is DENIED, without prejudice to 

renewal of the motion at a later stage of the proceedings.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 14, 2020 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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