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Nature of Suit Code: 560
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Civil Detainee - Conditions of Confinement
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Plaintiff Archie Cranford is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in this civil rights action 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Individuals detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions 

Code § 6600 et seq. are civil detainees and are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison 

Litigation Reform Act. Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000). 

Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion entitled, “MOTION to suply [sic] informaahion 

[sic] Set dowen [sic] in proof of service,” filed October 26, 2016. Plaintiff states that “there is an up 

coming tril [sic] plaintiffs [sic] is in despart [sic] need of trial date, time, dept: div: and room.” 

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ARCHIE CRANFORD,

 Plaintiff,

v.

ANTONIA OKPALA,

Defendant.

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Case No.: 1:14-cv-00921-LJO-SAB (PC)

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO 

SET TRIAL DATE

[ECF No. 54]

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Plaintiff is advised that no trial date has been set or will be set unless and until any and all 

dispositive motions are resolved in his favor. Pursuant to the January 27, 2016, discovery and 

scheduling order, the deadline to file dispositive motions does not expire until December 5, 2016. On 

July 28, 2016, Defendant filed a motion for an order declaring Plaintiff a vexatious litigant. (ECF No. 

47.) Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion to set a trial date is DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 28, 2016 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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