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Parties Involved:
Roxanne Coleman
Defendant
Devonte B. Harris
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DEVONTE B. HARRIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

ROXANNE COLEMAN,

Defendant.

Case No.: 1:20-cv-00759-NODJ-SKO (PC)

ORDER VACATING FURTHER 

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE AND JURY 

TRIAL AND ASSOCIATED DEADLINES

ORDER SCHEDULING STATUS 

HEARING FOR APRIL 25, 2024 AT 9:30 

a.m. VIA ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE

Plaintiff Devonte B. Harris is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. 

I. RELEVANT BACKGROUND

On July 24, 2023, then assigned District Judge Ana de Alba issued a Final Pretrial Order 

in this action, scheduling the matter for jury trial on February 21, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom 

1 and setting forth associated deadlines. (Doc. 70.) A minute order issued that same date set the 

matter for a further pretrial conference on January 8, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. before Judge de Alba via 

Zoom videoconference. (See docket entry dated 7/24/23.) 

On December 1, 2023, Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller issued an Order of 

Temporary Reassignment to No District Judge (NODJ) in this action. (Doc. 73.) 

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II. DISCUSSION

Because this action will not be tried before Judge de Alba,1the Court will vacate the 

January 8, 2024, further pretrial conference, and the February 21, 2024, jury trial dates and 

associated deadlines, and will set the matter for a status hearing to be held April 25, 2024, at 9:30 

a.m. via Zoom videoconference. At that time, the undersigned will consider resetting the further 

pretrial conference and jury trial to be heard by the newly appointed district judge, assuming he or 

she has been confirmed and appointed to office by that date.

\Defense counsel is directed to file a status report advising the Court of any change in the 

status of the case and, if a new district judge has been assigned to this action on that date, any 

suggested dates for a further pretrial conference and jury trial. 

III. CONCLUSION AND ORDER

For the reasons set forth above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The further pretrial conference set for January 8, 2024, at 1:30 p.m., and jury trial set 

for February 21, 2024, at 8:30 a.m., in Courtroom 1, are VACATED;

2. This matter is SET for a Status Hearing on April 25, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., via Zoom 

videoconference, before the undersigned; 

3. Defense counsel SHALL arrange for Plaintiff to appear at the status hearing via Zoom 

videoconference. The Court will issue a writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum when 

appropriate and as necessary; and 

4. Defense counsel SHALL file a status report no later than April 18, 2024.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 4, 2023 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

1For additional information, see “Eastern District of California U.S. District Court Adopts Interim 

Emergency Plan for Managing Fresno Caseload Pending Appointment of New District Judge” at 

https://www.caed.uscourts.gov/caednew/assets/File/CAED%20Interim%20Plan%20Fresno%20Final.pdf. 

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