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Parties Involved:
Adams
Defendant
Joshua Johan Molina
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSHUA JOHAN MOLINA,

Plaintiff,

v.

MITCHELL ADAMS,

Defendant.

Case No.: 1:24-cv-00019-CDB

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO POSTSCREENING ADR AND STAYING CASE 

FOR 90 DAYS

45-DAY DEADLINE 

ORDER DIRECTING DEFENDANT TO 

COMPLY WITH ORDER RE: CONSENT

14-DAY DEADLINE

Plaintiff Joshua Johan Molina is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil 

rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Defendant Mitchell Adams filed an answer to 

Plaintiff’s complaint on June 2, 2024.1

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 

1 Sued herein as “Adams, Badge #709.”

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

the early settlement conference. 

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, counsel for Defendant SHALL contact the 

undersigned’s Courtroom Deputy Clerk Susan Hall 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. Within 14 days from the date of this Order, counsel for Defendant SHALL file a 

completed consent/decline form as previously directed. (Doc. 5-1).

6. The Clerk of the Court SHALL serve via email copies of Plaintiff’s complaint (Doc. 

1), the Court’s First Screening Order (Doc. 10), and a copy of this Order to ADR 

Coordinator Sujean Park.

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7. 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).

Failure to timely comply with this order will result in the imposition of sanctions.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 3, 2024 ___________________ _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSHUA JOHAN MOLINA,

Plaintiff,

v.

MITCHELL ADAMS,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:24-cv-00019-CDB

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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