Watkins v. Murphy
Plaintiff: James Watkins
Defendant: D Murphy
Case Number: 2:2017cv01041
Filed: May 17, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of California
Office: Sacramento Office
County: San Diego
Presiding Judge: Allison Claire
Presiding Judge: John A. Mendez
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: None

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December 9, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 99 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 12/9/2019 DISCHARGING the 96 order to show cause filed 11/20/2019. The Clerk shall (a) File ECF No. 97 under seal and so designate it on the docket; (b) Separately file and re-number ECF No. 98 - 1, and entitle it Plaintiff's Corrected Pretrial Statement. (Yin, K)
November 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 96 ORDER to SHOW CAUSE signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 11/19/19 ORDERING plaintiff shall, within 14 days after the filing date of this order, file and serve a statement showing cause in writing why this action should not be dismissed due to plaintiffs failure to comply with court orders. If plaintiff seeks to continue to pursue this case, he shall also file and serve his Pretrial Statement. Alternatively, plaintiff may request the voluntary dismissal of this case without prejudice. (Plummer, M)
October 29, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 94 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 10/28/19 ORDERING plaintiff shall, on or before Friday, November 15, 2019, file and serve his PretrialStatement in this case, OR a statement requesting voluntary dismissal of his action. No further extensions of time will be granted. (Plummer, M)
October 7, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 92 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 10/07/19 GRANTING 91 Application for Extension of Time. Defendants deadline to file his separate pretrial statement is extended 14 days, from October 4, 2019, up to and including October 18, 2019. If plaintiff has not already mailed his pretrial statement, this extension of time shall also apply to plaintiff. (Plummer, M)
July 9, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 85 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 7/9/2019 ORDERING: After reviewing the parties' statements, the district judge has directed the undersigned to inform the parties that trial will commence on 4/6/2020, at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom No. 6. ORDERING: that on or before 10/4/2019, the parties shall file and serve separate pretrial statements that fully address each of the matters set forth in Local Rule 281(b); no exhibits shall be submitted at this time. (Reader, L)
June 5, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 78 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 6/5/2019 ORDERING parties to file separate statements, as described in this Order, within 14 days after the filing date of this order. (Henshaw, R)
June 4, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 77 ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 6/3/2019 ADOPTED in FULL 66 Findings and Recommendations. DENYING 28 Motion for Summary Judgment, and this case shall proceed to trial on plaintiff's Eighth Amendment excessive force claim against defendant Murphy. (Reader, L)
May 29, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 76 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 5/29/2019 DENYING without prejudice 70 Motion for Appointment of Counsel; DENYING as moot 72 Motion to Compel; DENYING as frivolous and vexatious 74 Motion for Sanctions; and ADMONISHING Plaintiff to refrain from filing further matters in this case until so directed by the court. (Henshaw, R)
January 18, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 66 FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 1/17/2019 RECOMMENDING 28 Motion for Summary Judgment be denied and this case proceed to trial on Plaintiff's 8th Amendment excessive force claim against defendant Murphy. Referred to Judge John A. Mendez. Objections due within 14 days after being served with these findings and recommendations. (Henshaw, R)
December 4, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 63 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 12/3/18 GRANTING 58 Motion for Extended Time and DENYING 59 Motion to Appoint Counsel without prejudice. 62 Reply to Response to Motion is DEEMED timely. Defendant may file and serve a surreply within 14 days after the filing of plaintiff's reply. (Coll, A)
November 2, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 57 ORDER AND WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS AD TESTIFICANDUM ISSUED signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 11/2/2018 ORDERING the custodian to produce James Watkins #H-50916, to testify at CSP, Sacramento at 9:00 a.m. on 1/15/2019, before a federal Magistrate Judge; custodian is ordered to notify the court of any change in custody of this inmate and is ordered to provide the new custodian with a copy of this writ. (cc: OTCD-SAC; ADR) (Yin, K)
October 24, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 55 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 10/24/2018 ORDERING plaintiff's 44 request to lodge video evidence is GRANTED; the copy of the video of plaintiff's post-incident interview lodged in this court on 10/2/2018 has been p laced in the court's vault. Plaintiff's 39 motion for injunctive relief, construed as a motion to compel disclosure of defendant's 12/2/2016 document entitled "Institutional Executive Review Committee (IERC) Critique and Qual itative Evaluation,' withheld based on the "official information" privilege, is GRANTED in part. Defendant shall promptly provide a copy of the subject document in accordance with this order. Plaintiff shall, within 28 days, file and serve a reply to defendant's 36 opposition to plaintiff's original 28 motion for summary judgment; defendant may, but need not, file and serve a surreply within 14 days after the filing of plaintiff's reply. Plaintiff's 50 motion for sanctions and 51 motion for court order are DENIED as frivolous. Plaintiff is ADMONISHED to refrain from filing further frivolous motions in this case. (See Order for Details) (Yin, K)
September 20, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 48 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 9/19/2018 SUSTAINING defense counsel's 42 objections and GRANTING counsel's 42 motion to modify; the August 30 and 31, 2018 verifications of the HDSP Litigation Coordinator (McConnel l) and defense counsel, see ECF Nos. 45 -2 at 4- 5, are to fully satisfy the court's August 22, 2018 order, ECF No. 38 ; DENYING as moot plaintiff's 47 motion to compel discovery; DISREGARDING as duplicative, plaintiff's [41 ] motion for summary judgment; GRANTING plaintiff's 44 request to lodge a CD containing a videotape of plaintiff's post-incident interview; Defense counsel is directed to obtain a copy of the CD and, within 14 days after the filing da te of this order, to identify and lodge the CD in this case in accordance with the Local Rules, and to clearly indicate on the CD that it should immediately be delivered to the undersigned's chambers; DISREGARDING plaintiff's 40 motion for judicial notice, which is virtually identical to his motion for injunctive relief filed the same day. The court will defer ruling on plaintiff's 39 motion for injunctive relief. Defense counsel shall, within 14 days, submit to this court , for in camera review, the subject privilege log and withheld documents responsive to plaintiff's Request for Production No. 3. The court will later set a deadline for plaintiff to file a reply to defendant's opposition to plaintiff's original motion for summary judgment and, if appropriate to permit defendant to file a surreply. (Yin, K)
August 22, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 38 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 8/21/2018 GRANTING in part plaintiff's 33 motion to compel discovery. Within 14 days, defendant and his counsel shall serve plaintiff with a verification signed under penalty of perjury b y both defendant and his counsel, that a reasonable and diligent search has been conducted to locate all documents, videotapes and other materials responsive to plaintiff's Request for Production Nos. One and Four, but there exist no responsive materials. Plaintiff's 32 motion for sanctions is DENIED. (Yin, K)
April 27, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 4/26/2018 ORDERING plaintiff's 24 "brief" filed 4/23/2018 shall remain on the docket but will be DISREGARDED.(Yin, K)
April 25, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 4/24/18 DISREGARDING 21 plaintiff's discovery request. Plaintiff must serve this discovery request on defendant's counsel. Plaintiff's motion to obtain the attendance of an incarcerated witness 22 is DENIED. Plaintiff's second motion for appointment of counsel 23 is DENIED. (Plummer, M)
December 20, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER DIRECTING MONTHLY PAYMENTS be made from Prison Account of James Watkins signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 12/20/2017. 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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