Opinion
2:19-cv-2211 JAM AC P
07-30-2021
DAVID EARL GRANDERSON, Plaintiff, v. CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATIONS, et al., Defendant.
ORDER
ALLISON CLAIRE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. By order filed June 29, 2021, this case was referred to the court's Post-Screening ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) Project and stayed for a period of 120 days. ECF No. 20. That order provided defendant the opportunity to request opting out of the ADR Project based on a good faith belief that a settlement conference would be a waste of resources. Id. at 2. Defendant has now filed a notice stating that he is opting out of the Post-Screening ADR Project. ECF No. 2. Defendant's notice will be construed as a request, and the request will be granted.
Counsel for defendant is advised that in the future, they must move to opt out of the Post-Screening ADR Project, and any such motions should affirm that counsel has taken all the steps outlined in the order referring the case to the Post-Screening ADR Project, including conferring with their supervisor.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Defendant's request to opt out of the Post-Screening ADR Project, ECF No. 21, is GRANTED.
2. The stay of this action, commencing June 29, 2021, ECF No. 20, is LIFTED.
3. Within twenty-one days of the filing of this order, defendant shall file a response to the complaint.