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Parties Involved:
C. Brown
Defendant
Christopher Brandon Davis
Plaintiff
Molina
Defendant
M. Portillo
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHRISTOPHER BRANDON DAVIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. PORTILLO, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 1:22-cv-00457 ADA-CDB (PC)

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO POSTSCREENING ADR AND STAYING CASE 

FOR 90 DAYS

FORTY-FIVE (45) DAY DEADLINE 

Plaintiff Christopher Brandon Davis is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this 

civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

On November 9, 2023, Defendants C. Brown, I. Molina, and M. Portillo, filed an answer 

to Plaintiff’s first amended complaint. (Doc. 32.)

The Court refers all civil rights cases filed by pro se inmates to Alternative Dispute 

Resolution (“ADR”) to attempt to resolve such cases more expeditiously and less expensively. 

The Court stays this action for ninety days to allow the parties to investigate Plaintiff’s 

claims, meet and confer, and participate in an early settlement conference. The Court presumes 

that all post-screening civil rights cases assigned to the undersigned will proceed to a settlement 

conference. However, if, after investigating Plaintiff’s claims and meeting and conferring, either 

party finds that a settlement conference would be a waste of resources, the party may opt out of 

the early settlement conference. 

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Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED:

1. This action is STAYED for ninety (90) days to allow the parties an opportunity to 

settle their dispute before the discovery process begins. No pleadings or motions may 

be filed in this case during the stay. The parties shall not engage in formal discovery, 

but they may engage in informal discovery to prepare for the settlement conference.

2. Within 45 days from the date of this Order, the parties SHALL file the attached 

notice, indicating their agreement to proceed to an early settlement conference or their 

belief that settlement is not achievable at this time.

3. Within 60 days from the date of this Order, the assigned Deputy Attorney General 

SHALL contact the undersigned’s Courtroom Deputy Clerk at shall@caed.uscourts.gov

to schedule the settlement conference, assuming the parties agree to participate in an 

early settlement conference.

4. If the parties reach a settlement during the stay of this action, they SHALL file a 

Notice of Settlement as required by Local Rule 160.

5. The Clerk of the Court SHALL serve via email copies of Plaintiff’s first amended 

complaint (Doc. 12), the Order Adopting Findings and Recommendations (following 

screening) (Doc. 23), and this Order to Supervising Deputy Attorney General Monica 

Anderson, and a copy of this Order to ADR Coordinator Sujean Park.

6. The parties are obligated to keep the Court informed of their current addresses during 

the stay and the pendency of this action. Changes of address must be reported 

promptly in a Notice of Change of Address. See L.R. 182(f).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 14, 2023 ___________________ _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHRISTOPHER BRANDON DAVIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. PORTILLO, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:22-cv-00457-ADA-CDB (PC)

NOTICE REGARDING EARLY 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

1. The party or counsel agrees that an early settlement conference would be productive and 

wishes to engage in an early settlement conference.

Yes ____ No ____

2. Plaintiff (check one):

_____ would like to participate in the settlement conference in person.

_____ would like to participate in the settlement conference by telephone or video 

conference.

Dated:

________________________________

Plaintiff or Counsel for Defendants 

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