Opinion
17-cV-00533
05-01-2023
MITCHELL GARRAWAY, Plaintiff, v. JACQUILINE CIUFO, et al., Defendants.
ORDER STAYING PROCEEDINGS AND DEADLINES IN THIS CASE PENDING RESOLUTION OF DEFENDANTS' INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL TO THE NINTH CIRCUIT (ECF No. 160.)
GARY S. AUSTIN UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
VACATED:
Pretrial Conference
May 22, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
District Judge Ana de Alba In Courtroom 1, 8th floor
Jury Trial
August 1, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. District Judge Ana de Alba In Courtroom 1, 8th floor
Plaintiff, Mitchell Garraway, is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to Bivens vs. Six Unknown Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). This case now proceeds with Plaintiff's original Complaint filed on April 17, 2017, against defendants Jacqueline Ciufo (Unit Manager), K. Miller (Corrections Officer), and Lieutenant J. Zaragoza (collectively, “Defendants”), for failure to protect Plaintiff in violation of the Eighth Amendment. (ECF No. 1.)
On May 28, 2021, the Court issued the Second Scheduling Order in this case, scheduling a Pretrial Conference on September 26, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. before District Judge Dale A. Drozd. (ECF No. 132.) On August 5, 2022, the Court continued the Pretrial Conference to October 17, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. before Judge Drozd. (ECF No. 138.)
On August 24, 2022, this case was reassigned from District Judge Dale A. Drozd to District Judge Ana de Alba for all further proceedings. (ECF No. 139.)
On September 13, 2022, the Court continued the Pretrial Conference to May 22, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. before District Judge Ana de Alba and scheduled Jury Trial before Judge de Alba to commence on August 1, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. (ECF No. 146.)
On March 31, 2023, Defendants filed a Notice of Interlocutory Appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. (ECF No. 160.) On April 14, 2023, Plaintiff filed an opposition to the Appeal. (ECF No. 163.)
In light of Defendants' interlocutory appeal which is pending at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Court finds good cause to stay the proceedings and pending deadlines in this case until resolution of Defendants' interlocutory appeal. The Court also finds good cause to vacate the Pretrial Conference and Jury Trial scheduled in this case, to be rescheduled after the resolution of Defendants' interlocutory appeal.
Accordingly, good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. The proceedings in this action and all pending deadlines at this Court for this action are STAYED pending the resolution of Defendants' interlocutory appeal to the Ninth Circuit filed on March 31, 2023;
2. The Pretrial Conference scheduled for May 22, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. before District Judge Ana de Alba is VACATED, to be rescheduled after the resolution of Defendants' interlocutory appeal; and
3. The Jury Trial scheduled for August 1, 2023 at 830 a.m., before District Judge Ana de Alba is VACATED, to be rescheduled after the resolution of Defendants' interlocutory appeal.
IT IS SO ORDERED.