Watts v. Department of Corrections et al
Plaintiff: Karlin Watts
Defendant: Department of Corrections, State of California, Eric Arnold, Vicino, Cortez, D. Easterling and CSP Solano
Case Number: 2:2017cv00852
Filed: April 24, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of California
Office: Sacramento Office
County: Sacramento
Presiding Judge: Deborah Barnes
Presiding Judge: John A. Mendez
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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November 14, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 48 ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 11/14/19 ADOPTING 47 Findings and Recommendations in full; GRANTING 45 Motion to Dismiss; and DISMISSING this action without prejudice. CASE CLOSED. (Coll, A)
October 3, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 47 FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 10/02/19 RECOMMENDING that defendants motion to dismiss 45 be granted based on plaintiffs failure to prosecute as well as his failure to comply with court orders and the local rules. Motion to Dismiss 45 referred to Judge John A. Mendez. Objections due within 14 days.(Plummer, M)
August 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 46 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 8/20/2019 ORDERING Plaintiff to file an opposition or statement of non-opposition to 44 Motion for a Protective Order within 21 days of the date of this order. (Henshaw, R)
April 2, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 39 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 04/01/19 ORDERING the stay in this action is lifted. Within 30 days of the date of this order, defendants shall file a responsive pleading. (Plummer, M)
March 27, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 38 ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 3/27/19 ADOPTING 24 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS in full; Plaintiff's retaliation claim against defendants Saint Louis, Velasquez, and Medina be dismissed without prejudice. (Mena-Sanchez, L)
February 14, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 34 ORDER and WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS AD TESTIFICANDUM ISSUED signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 2/13/2019 ORDERING the Custodian to produce Karlin Watts at 9:30 a.m. on 3/25/2019 in Courtroom 24 before Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney. Custodian is ordered to notify the Court of any changes in custody and to provide new custodian with a copy of this writ. Clerk shall serve a copy of this order and writ on the Custodian and Out-to-Court Desk. (cc: OTCD & CKD) (Henshaw, R)
January 18, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 29 ORDER REFERRING CASE TO POST-SCREENING ADR PROJECT AND STAYING CASE FOR 120 DAYS signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 1/18/2019. Plaintiff shall file the attached notice re settlement conference within 30 days of this order. Each party sha ll submit a confidential settlement conference statement at least 7 days prior to the conference. If settlement is reached, the parties shall file a Notice of Settlement. The Clerk shall serve copies of (a) plaintiff's complaint, (b) the screening order, and (c) the instant order, on Supervising DAG Christopher Becker. (cc: Christopher Becker) (Yin, K)
November 19, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER and FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 11/16/2018 DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO SUBMIT SERVICE DOCUMENTS and USM-285 Forms with Notice of Submission of Documents within 30 days of the date of service of this orde r and RECOMMENDING Plaintiff's claims for retaliation against defendants Saint Louis, Velasquez, and Medina be dismissed without prejudice. Plaintiff stated cognizable claims for excessive force and deliberate indifference in violation of his 8th Amendment rights. Service is appropriate for Cortez, De La Vega, Easterling, Sweeney, and Vicino. Clerk to send plaintiff: 1 Summons, 5 USM-285 Forms with instruction sheet, and 1 copy of the Third Amended Complaint filed on 11/15/2017. Referred to Judge John A. Mendez. Objections due within 14 days after being served with these findings and recommendations. (Henshaw, R)
October 31, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER DIRECTING MONTHLY PAYMENTS be made from Prison Account of Karlin Watts signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 10/30/2017. CDCR shall collect an initial partial filing fee and thereafter the balance in monthly payments and forward to the Clerk until the $350.00 filing fee is paid in full. The Clerk is directed to serve this order and copy of plaintiff's IFP on the Director of CDCR. The Clerk shall also serve Financial with a copy of this order. (cc: CDCR, Financial)(Yin, K)
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