Stuckey v. State of California

Opinion

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 ANDRE KENNETH STUCKEY, 4 Case No. 19-cv-05460-YGR (PR) Plaintiff, 5 ORDER REOPENING ACTION; v. LIFTING STAY; AND SETTING 6 BRIEFING SCHEDULE JULIANN KNIGHT, et al., 7 Defendants. 8

9 Plaintiff, a state prisoner currently incarcerated at Pelican Bay State Prison (“PBSP”) filed 10 a pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 11 In an Order dated December 9, 2020, the Court referred this action and Plaintiff’s other 12 pending matters to the Pro Se Prisoner Mediation Program and stayed these cases pending global 13 settlement proceedings. Dkt. 38. The Order stated that, if necessary, the Court will issue a further 14 briefing scheduling after the settlement proceedings. 15 On February 11, 2021, the Honorable Judge Robert M. Illman notified the Court that the 16 parties were unable to reach an agreement. Dkt. 40. Accordingly, the Court hereby LIFTS the 17 stay in the instant action, and the Clerk of the Court shall REOPEN the case file. The parties are 18 directed to abide by the new briefing scheduling outlined below. 19 CONCLUSION 20 For the foregoing reasons, the Court orders as follows: 21 1. The Court LIFTS the stay in the instant action, and the Clerk shall REOPEN the 22 file. 23 2. The parties shall abide by the following briefing schedule: 24 a. No later than sixty (60) days from the date of this Order, Defendants shall 25 file a motion for summary judgment, which must be accompanied by a Rand1 notice so that 26 Plaintiff will have fair, timely and adequate notice of what is required of him in order to oppose 27 1 the motion. Woods v. Carey, 684 F.3d 934, 935 (9th Cir. 2012). If Defendants are of the opinion 2 || that this case cannot be resolved by summary judgment, they shall so inform the Court prior to the 3 summary judgment motion deadline. 4 b. Plaintiffs opposition to the motion for summary judgment shall be filed 5 with the Court and served on Defendants no later than twenty-eight (28) days after the date on 6 which Defendants’ motion is filed. Plaintiff shall refer to the Court’s March 3, 2020 Order of 7 Partial Dismissal and Service for a further explanation on summary judgment. See Dkt. 9 at 6-7. 8 C. Defendants shall file a reply brief no later than fourteen (14) days after the 9 || date the opposition is filed. The motion shall be deemed submitted as of the date the reply brief is 10 || due. No hearing will be held on the motion unless the Court so orders at a later date. 11 3. All communications by the Plaintiff with the Court must be served on Defendants’ 12 || counsel by mailing a true copy of the document to Defendants’ counsel. 5 13 4. It is Plaintiffs responsibility to prosecute this case. Plaintiff must keep the Court 14 || informed of any change of address and must comply with the Court’s orders in a timely fashion. 15 Pursuant to Northern District Local Rule 3-11 a party proceeding pro se whose address changes 16 || while an action is pending must promptly file a notice of change of address specifying the new 3 17 address. See L.R. 3-11(a). The Court may dismiss without prejudice a complaint when: (1) mail S 18 directed to the pro se party by the Court has been returned to the Court as not deliverable, and 19 (2) the Court fails to receive within sixty days of this return a written communication from the pro 20 || se party indicating a current address. See L.R. 3-11(b). 21 5. Upon a showing of good cause, requests for a reasonable extension of time will be 22 || granted provided they are filed on or before the deadline they seek to extend. 23 IT IS SO ORDERED. 24 Dated: March 1, 2021 25 Loweae Higgtofflecse— J E YVONNE GONZALEZ RO S 26 United States District Judge 27 28