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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-ADA-SKO (PC)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE IN WRITING 

WHY SANCTIONS SHOULD NOT BE 

IMPOSED FOR THE PARTIES’ FAILURE 

TO SUBMIT CONFIDENTIAL 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

STATEMENTS

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

U.S.C. § 1983 on a single claim of retaliation in violation of the First Amendment against 

Defendant R. Coleman. 

On November 1, 2022, the Court issued its Amended Order Setting Settlement 

Conference and Settlement Conference Procedures. (Doc. 50.) A telephonic pre-settlement 

conference was scheduled for February 8, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. and the settlement conference was 

set for February 14, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. via Zoom videoconference. (Id. at 1-2.) Following 

informal negotiations, the parties were ordered to submit their confidential settlement conference 

statements no later than January 24, 2023. (Id. at 3-4.) To date, neither party has submitted a 

confidential settlement conference statement. 

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Accordingly, the Court ORDERS both parties to show cause in writing, no later than 

Monday, February 6, 2023, why sanctions should not be imposed for their respective failures to 

submit a confidential settlement conference statement as ordered. Alternatively, within that 

same time, Plaintiff may serve his confidential settlement conference statement by U.S. mail1and 

Defendant may submit her confidential settlement conference statement to 

skoorders@caed.uscourts.gov and file a notice of submission of same with the Court.

Failure to comply with this order may result in the imposition of sanctions for a 

failure to obey court orders.

The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to serve a copy of this Order on the Litigation 

Coordinator at California State Prison, Corcoran via email or facsimile so this Order may 

be provided to Plaintiff (Devonte B. Harris, CDCR No. P-73399) without delay.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 1, 2023 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

1 The Court recognizes receipt of Plaintiff’s confidential settlement conference statement may be delayed 

due to the necessity of his submission via U.S. Mail.

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