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Parties Involved:
J. Schrag
Defendant
Jamie Ellis Thomas
Plaintiff

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMIE ELLIS THOMAS,

Plaintiff,

v.

J. SCHRAG,

Defendant.

Case No. 19-cv-00016-HSG 

ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR 

EXTENSION OF TIME AS MOOT; 

GRANTING MOTION TO STAY; 

REFERRING CASE TO PRO SE 

MEDIATION PROGRAM; VACATING 

PENDING DEADLINES; 

ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSING CASE

Re: Dkt. Nos. 23, 24

Plaintiff, an inmate at California Medical Facility, filed this pro se civil rights action 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Pelican Bay State Prison (“PBSP”) Officer Schrag regarding 

events that took place on January 29 and 30, 2018, while Plaintiff was housed at PBSP. 

Defendant Schrag reports that the parties are agreeable to attending a judicial settlement 

conference. Dkt. No. 24. Defendant Schrag requests that that this case be stayed and be referred 

to a magistrate judge to assist them in their settlement negotiations. Id. The Court GRANTS the 

request. 

This case is hereby REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Robert Illman for settlement 

proceedings. Such proceedings shall take place within 120 days of the date this order is filed, or 

as soon thereafter as Magistrate Judge Illman’s calendar will permit. Magistrate Judge Illman 

shall coordinate a place, time and date for one or more settlement conferences with all interested 

parties and/or their representatives and, within fifteen days of the conclusion of all settlement 

proceedings, shall file with the Court a report thereon. In view of the referral, further proceedings 

in this case are hereby STAYED. The Clerk shall ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSE this case until 

further order of the Court. 

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In light of the referral, the dispositive motion deadline is VACATED. Plaintiff’s request 

for an extension of time to file his dispositive motion is DENIED as moot. Dkt. No. 23. 

This order terminates Dkt. Nos. 23, 24.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 10/7/2019

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HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.

United States District Judge

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