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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 

LAWRENCE GEORGE HASH, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

T. RALLOS, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:20-cv-1272 TLN AC P 

ORDER 

 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. By order filed July 11, 2022, this case was referred to 

the court’s Post-Screening ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) Project and stayed for a period 

of 120 days. ECF No. 45. That order provided defendants the opportunity to request opting out 

of the ADR Project based on a good faith belief that a settlement conference would be a waste of 

resources. Id. at 2. Defendants now request to opt out of the Post-Screening ADR Project and 

that the stay be lifted. ECF No. 48. Having reviewed the request, the court finds good cause to 

grant it.1 By separate order, the court will set a schedule for discovery and pretrial motions. 

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 Counsel for defendant is advised that in the future, any motion to opt out should affirm that 

counsel has taken all steps outlined in the order referring the case to the Post-Screening ADR 

Project, including speaking with plaintiff. 

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 Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Defendants’ request to opt out of the Post-Screening ADR Project (ECF No. 48) is 

GRANTED. 

2. The stay of this action, commencing July 11, 2022 (ECF No. 45) is LIFTED. 

DATED: August 11, 2022 

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