Opinion
1:20-cv-222
12-07-2021
TEVIN BAX, Plaintiff v. MATTHEW DWAYNE CLARK, et al., Defendants
ORDER
Sylvia H. Rambo United States District Judge
AND NOW, on this 7th day of December 2021, in accordance with the Memorandum issued concurrently with this Order, IT IS ORDERED THAT:
1. Defendants' partial motion to dismiss (Doc. No. 84) is DENIED;
2. Defendants are directed to file an answer to the second amended complaint (Doc. No. 77) within fourteen (14) days of the date of this Order;
3. The above-captioned case is REFERRED to the Court's Prisoner Litigation Settlement Program;
4. Joseph Barrett, Esq., the ADR Coordinator for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, is APPOINTED to serve as mediator;
5. All settlement discussions are confidential and may not be utilized by any party if settlement is not reached;
6. In order to reduce cost, time, expense, inconvenience, and to suitably address institutional security concerns, counsel and the mediator will coordinate with officials for the Department of Corrections to schedule video-conference mediation sessions with Plaintiff at mutually convenient times, and in a manner that comports with the needs and concerns of prison officials;
7. The parties shall complete mediation within sixty (60) days of the date of this Order; and
8. The parties and the mediator shall promptly notify the Court in writing if this case is resolved through mediation.