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Parties Involved:
Marquise Louis Drumwright
Plaintiff
G. Gomez
Defendant
C. Huckleberry
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARQUISE LOUIS DRUMWRIGHT,

Plaintiff,

v.

C. HUCKLEBERRY, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 1:22-cv-01410-JLT-SKO (PC)

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO POSTSCREENING ADR AND STAYING CASE 

FOR 120 DAYS

FORTY-FIVE (45) DAY DEADLINE

Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 

42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds against Defendant G. Gomez for violations of Plaintiff’s 

First and Eighth Amendment rights. Defendant Gomez filed an answer to Plaintiff’s complaint on 

October 31, 2024. (Doc. 37.) 

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 120 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 120 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, defense counsel SHALL contact the 

undersigned’s Courtroom Deputy Clerk at wkusamura@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 complaint (Doc. 

1), the Court’s First Screening Order (Doc. 11), the Order Adopting Findings and 

Recommendations to Dismiss Certain Claims and Defendant Huckleberry (Doc. 15), 

and this Order to Supervising Deputy Attorney General Lawrence Bragg 

(Lawrence.Bragg@doj.ca.gov), serve 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 1, 2024 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARQUISE LOUIS DRUMWRIGHT,

Plaintiff,

v.

C. HUCKLEBERRY, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:22-cv-01410-JLT-SKO (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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