Larry Smith v. Gonzales et al
Plaintiff: Larry Smith
Defendant: J. Gonzales, B. Johnson, A. Fritz, E. Castro, Miner, Florez, A. Scaife, Potzernitz and Gonzales
Case Number: 1:2017cv00436
Filed: March 27, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of California
Office: Fresno Office
County: Kings
Presiding Judge: Gary S. Austin
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: None

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April 30, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 166 ORDER & WRIT of Habeas Corpus Ad Testificandum, signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 4/29/2024. (Rivera, O)
April 22, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 164 ORDER DENYING 161 Plaintiff's Motion for the Appointment of Counsel, signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 4/19/2024. (Rivera, O)
April 19, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 163 ORDER setting Settlement Conference for 6/3/2024 at 08:30 AM at California State Prison, Corcoran signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 4/18/2024. Clerk of Court to serve copy on the Litigation Office at CSP, Corcoran. (Lundstrom, T)
April 4, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 159 ORDER directing parties to inform court if prepared to proceed to trial parties responses and/or showings of cause due 4/11/2024 signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 4/4/2024. (Lundstrom, T)
January 4, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 155 SECOND ORDER Directing Defendants to File Consent or Request for Reassignment Forms signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 01/03/2024.(Flores, E)
November 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 150 ORDER Directing Parties to Complete and File New Order Re: Consent or Request for Reassignment Forms by December 22, 2023; ORDER DENYING 149 Plaintiff's Motion for the Appointment of Counsel, signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 11/21/2023. (Rivera, O)
October 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 145 ORDER Directing Parties to Show Cause Why This Matter Should Not Proceed to Trial signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 10/25/2023. Parties' Show Cause Response due by 11/13/2023. (Xiong, J.)
April 18, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 138 ORDER in Response to 137 Plaintiff's Status Report signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 4/17/2023. Status Report due by 7/15/2023. (Lawrence, A)
January 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 136 ORDER Vacating Pretrial Conference and Trial; ORDER for Plaintiff to File a Status Report Every Three Months Beginning on April 15, 2023, Pursuant to this Order signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 01/05/2023. Filing Deadline: 4/15/2023.(Flores, E)
December 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 135 ORDER DENYING 132 Motion for Appointment of Counsel, signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 12/06/2022. (Maldonado, C)
September 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 128 ORDER GRANTING 127 Defendants' Motion to Modify Second Scheduling Order, signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 9/28/2022. Pretrial Conference: February 6, 2023 1:30 p.m. Judge de Alba Courtroom 1; Jury Trial: April 4, 2023 8:30 a.m. Judge de Alba Courtroom 1. (Marrujo, C)
September 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 125 ORDER DENYING 123 Motion to Appoint Counsel signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 9/15/2022. (Marrujo, C)
June 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 120 ORDER DENYING 119 Motion to Appoint Counsel, signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 06/13/2022. (Martin-Gill, S)
May 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 117 ORDER RESETTING Settlement Conference, SETTING Telephonic Pre-Settlement Conference and Providing Settlement Conference Procedures signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 5/16/2022. Pre-Settlement Conference set for 8/11/2022 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 7 (SKO) before Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto; Settlement Conference set for 8/30/2022 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 7 (SKO) before Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto. (Sant Agata, S)
May 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 115 ORDER DISCHARGING 107 Writ of Habeas Corpus Ad Testificandum as to Inmate Larry Smith, CDCR #K-91850 signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 5/12/2022. (Sant Agata, S)
May 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 113 ORDER DENYING 111 Motion to Appoint Counsel signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 5/9/2022. (Sant Agata, S)
April 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 107 ORDER & WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AD TESTIFICANDUM to Produce Inmate Larry Smith, CDCR# K-91850 for a Zoom Video Conference on May 17,2022 at 10:00 a.m. before Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto, signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 04/05/2022. (Maldonado, C)
November 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 105 ORDER Setting Telephonic Pre-Settlement Conference and Settlement Conference Procedures signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 11/15/2021. Telephonic Pre-Settlement Conference set for 5/11/2022 at 02:30 PM in Courtroom 7 (SKO) before Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto. (Jessen, A)
October 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 103 ORDER SETTING Settlement Conference, signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 10/22/2021. Video Settlement Conference set for 5/17/2022 at 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto. (Rivera, O)
September 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 100 ORDER REQUIRING Parties to NOTIFY Court Whether a Settlement Conference would be Beneficial; Thirty-Day Deadline signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 9/8/2021. (Sant Agata, S)
September 7, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 99 ORDER ADOPTING 97 Findings and Recommendations and DENYING Defendants' 87 Motion for Summary Judgment signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 9/5/2021. (Sant Agata, S)
June 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 97 FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS recommending that 87 Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment be DENIED re 12 Amended Prisoner Civil Rights Complaint signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 6/16/2021. Referred to Judge Drozd. Objections to F&R due within fourteen (14) days. (Jessen, A)
April 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 95 ORDER Vacating 94 Order Issued on April 26,2021; ORDER Reinstating 93 Plaintiff's Second Opposition to the Motion for Summary Judgment, Filed on April 23, 2021; ORDER Granting Defendants Thirty Days to Reply to Plaintiff's Second Opposition, signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 04/29/2021. Reply Due Within Thirty-Days. (Maldonado, C)
April 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 94 ORDER Striking Impermissible 93 Surreply, signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 04/26/2021. (Maldonado, C)
August 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 86 ORDER DENYING Plaintiff's Motion to Certify Interlocutory Appeal 72 , signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 8/18/2020. (Martin-Gill, S)
July 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 85 ORDER GRANTING Parties' Motions to Modify the Scheduling Order; ORDER EXTENDING Discovery Deadline and Deadline to File Dispositive Motions for all Parties 80 , 83 and 84 , signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 7/22/2020.(Discovery Deadline: 10/31/2020 and Dispositive Motions Deadline: 12/31/2020) (Martin-Gill, S)
July 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 82 ORDER DENYING 78 Plaintiff's Motion for Reconsideration signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 7/10/2020. (Jessen, A)
April 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 77 ORDER GRANTING 74 Plaintiff's Motion for Extension of Time; ORDER DENYING 75 Plaintiff's Request for Copies; ORDER GRANTING 76 Defendants' Motion to Modify Scheduling Order; and ORDER Extending Deadlines for All Parties signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 4/30/2020. Discovery due by 7/20/2020. Dispositive Motions filed by 9/20/2020. (Jessen, A)
April 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 73 ORDER DENYING 72 Request for Free Certified Copy of Court's Order, signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 4/23/20. (Marrujo, C)
March 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 69 ORDER DENYING 66 68 Motions to Appoint Counsel signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 3/21/2020. (Sant Agata, S)
March 12, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 63 ORDER DENYING 61 Plaintiff's Request for Reconsideration signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 3/12/2020. (Rivera, O)
February 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 58 SCHEDULING ORDER: Order Re-Opening Discovery and Setting Out New Deadlines, signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 2/24/2020. New Discovery Deadline: 5/20/2020; New Dispositive Motions Deadline: 7/20/2020. (Marrujo, C)
February 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 57 ORDER adopting in part Findings and Recommendations 52 , granting in part Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment 36 signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 2/19/2020. (Lundstrom, T)
November 15, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 52 FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS, Recommending that Defendants' 36 Motion for Summary Judgment be Granted in Part and Denied in Part signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 11/14/2019. Referred to Judge Dale A. Drozd. Objections to F&R due within Fourteen (14) Days. (Orozco, A)
September 5, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 51 ORDER GRANTING Defendants' 45 Motion to Modify Scheduling Order; ORDER Staying Deadlines for Discovery and for Filing Dispositive Motions, Pending Resolution of Defendants' Exhaustion Motion signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 09/05/2019. (Flores, E)
August 14, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 50 ORDER GRANTING Defendants' Motion to Strike 48 ; ORDER STRIKING Plaintiff's Surreply 47 , signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 8/13/2019. (Martin-Gill, S)
July 19, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 43 ORDER DENYING 42 Motion to Appoint Counsel signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 7/18/19. (Marrujo, C)
October 5, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER ADOPTING 19 Findings and Recommendations, signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 10/4/18. (Marrujo, C)
April 19, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 19 FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS Recommending that this Action Proceed only Against Defendants Sgt. Gonzalez, Johnson, Castro, Miner, Florez, and Potzernitz for use of Excessive Force; Defendants Fritz and Scaife for Failure to Protect; and Defendant Sgt. Gonzales for Retaliation; and that all other Claims and Defendants be Dismissed signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 04/19/20018. Referred to Judge Drozd; Objections to F&R due by 5/7/2018. (Flores, E)
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