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Parties Involved:
R. Cook
Defendant
Javaughn Robinson
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JAVAUGHN ROBINSON, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

R. COOK, 

Defendant. 

No. 2:19-cv-2347 AC P 

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO POSTSCREENING ADR PROJECT AND 

STAYING CASE FOR 120 DAYS 

 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel. Sole defendant R. Cook has 

waived service of process. 

 The undersigned is referring all post-screening civil rights cases filed by pro se state 

inmates to the Post-Screening ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) Project in an effort to 

resolve such cases more expeditiously and less expensively. No defenses or objections shall be 

waived by participation. 

 As set forth in the screening order, plaintiff has stated a potentially cognizable civil rights 

claim. Accordingly, the court stays this action for a period of 120 days to allow the parties to 

investigate plaintiff’s claims, meet and confer, and then participate in a settlement conference. 

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 There is a presumption that all post-screening prisoner civil rights cases assigned to the 

undersigned will proceed to settlement conference.1 However, if after investigating plaintiff’s 

claims and speaking with plaintiff, and after conferring with defense counsel’s supervisor, 

defense counsel in good faith finds that a settlement conference would be a waste of resources, 

defense counsel may move to opt out of this pilot project. A motion to opt out must be filed 

within sixty (60) days of the date of this order.

By filing the attached notice within thirty (30) days, plaintiff shall indicate his 

preference to appear in person or by videoconference, if available. Failure to timely file 

such notice will result in the issuance of a writ for plaintiff’s appearance in person. Once 

plaintiff has returned the notice or the time for doing so has passed, the court will proceed 

to schedule the settlement conference. 

 Once the settlement conference is scheduled, at least seven (7) days prior to the 

conference, each party shall submit to the settlement judge a confidential settlement conference 

statement. The parties’ confidential settlement conference statements shall include the following: 

(a) names and locations of the parties; (b) a short statement of the facts and alleged damages; (c) a 

short procedural history; (d) an analysis of the risk of liability, including a discussion of the 

efforts made to investigate the allegations; and (e) a discussion of the efforts that have been made 

to settle the case. Defendant shall e-mail the settlement conference statement to the settlement 

judge’s e-mail box for proposed orders, available on the court’s website. Plaintiff shall place his 

settlement conference statement in the U.S. mail addressed to the settlement conference judge, 

United States District Court, 501 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. Plaintiff shall mail his 

settlement conference statement so that it is received by the court at least seven (7) days before 

the settlement conference. 

 In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. This action is stayed for 120 days to allow the parties an opportunity to settle their 

dispute before the discovery process begins. Except as provided herein or by subsequent court 

 

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 If the case does not settle, the court will set a date for the filing of a responsive pleading. 

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order, no other pleadings or other documents may be filed in this case during the stay of this 

action. The parties shall not engage in formal discovery, but the parties may elect to engage in 

informal discovery. 

2. Within thirty (30) days from the date of this order, plaintiff shall file the attached 

notice informing the court how he wishes to appear at the settlement conference. If plaintiff does 

not file the notice, the court will issue a writ for plaintiff to appear in person. 

3. Defendants shall file any motion to opt out of the Post-Screening ADR Project no 

more than sixty (60) days from the date of this order. 

4. At least seven (7) days prior to the settlement conference, each party shall submit a 

confidential settlement conference statement, as described above, to the settlement judge. 

Defendant shall e-mail the settlement conference statement to the settlement judge’s proposed 

orders e-mail address. Plaintiff shall place his settlement conference statement in the U.S. mail 

addressed to the settlement judge, United States District Court, 501 I Street, Sacramento, CA 

95814. Plaintiff shall mail his settlement conference statement so that it is received by the court 

at least seven (7) days before the settlement conference. 

5. If a settlement is reached at any point during the stay of this action, the parties shall 

file a Notice of Settlement in accordance with Local Rule 160. 

6. The parties remain obligated to keep the court informed of their current addresses at 

all times during the stay and while the action is pending. Any change of address must be reported 

promptly to the court in a separate document captioned for this case and entitled “Notice of 

Change of Address.” See L.R. 182(f). 

DATED: January 30, 2020 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JAVAUGHN ROBINSON, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

R. COOK, 

Defendant. 

No. 2:19-cv-2347 AC P 

NOTICE RE: PLAINTIFF’S APPEARANCE 

AT SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE (POSTSCREENING ADR PROJECT) 

As required by court order, the plaintiff notifies the court of the following election: 

 

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

OR

_____ Plaintiff would like to participate in the settlement conference by video conference, if 

available. 

____________________________________ ____________________________________ 

Date Plaintiff 

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