Hall v. Cox

Full title: RICHARD HALL, Plaintiff, v. JAMES COX et al., Defendants.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA

Date published: Jul 31, 2014

2:14-cv-460-MMD-CWH (D. Nev. Jul. 31, 2014)

Opinion

2:14-cv-460-MMD-CWH

07-31-2014

RICHARD HALL, Plaintiff, v. JAMES COX et al., Defendants.

C.W. Hoffman, Jr. United States Magistrate Judge

ORDER

I. DISCUSSION

This action is a pro se civil rights complaint filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by a state prisoner. The Court entered a screening order on April 30, 2014. (ECF No. 3). The screening order imposed a 90-day stay and the Court entered a subsequent order in which the parties were assigned to mediation by a court-appointed mediator. (ECF No. 3, 6).

The Office of the Attorney General has filed a status report indicating that settlement has not been reached and informing the Court of its intent to proceed with this action. (ECF No. 7 at 2). In the status report, the Office of the Attorney General states that the parties had engaged in informal settlement discussions but had not been able to reach a settlement. (ECF No. 7 at 2 n.1). The Office of the Attorney General also notes that the early mediation conference is scheduled for August 22, 2014, and that the parties plan to attend the mediation in good faith. (Id.).

The Court directs the Office of the Attorney General to file another status report on or before August 29, 2014, informing the Court of the results of the early mediation conference. If the parties are unable to reach a settlement at that time, the Court will issue an order on the matter of the filing fee and service.

II. CONCLUSION

For the foregoing reasons, IT IS ORDERED that the Office of the Attorney General shall file a status report on or before August 29, 2014, informing this Court of the results of the early mediation conference scheduled for August 22, 2014.

DATED: This 31st day of July, 2014.

/s/_________

C.W. Hoffman, Jr.

United States Magistrate Judge
REPORT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
RE: RESULTS OF 90-DAY STAY

NOTE: ONLY THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL FILE THIS FORM. THE INMATE PLAINTIFF SHALL NOT FILE THIS FORM.

On __________ [the date of the issuance of the screening order], the Court issued its screening order stating that it had conducted its screening pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, and that certain specified claims in this case would proceed. The Court ordered the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Nevada to file a report ninety (90) days after the date of the entry of the Court's screening order to indicate the status of the case at the end of the 90-day stay. By filing this form, the Office of the Attorney General hereby complies.

REPORT FORM

[Identify which of the following two situations (identified in bold type) describes the case, and follow the instructions corresponding to the proper statement.] Situation One: Mediated Case: The case was assigned to mediation by a court-appointed mediator during the 90-day stay. [If this statement is accurate, check ONE of the six statements below and fill in any additional information as required, then proceed to the signature block.]

___ A mediation session with a court-appointed mediator was held on __________ [enter date], and as of this date, the parties have reached a settlement (even if paperwork to memorialize the settlement remains to be completed). (If this box is checked, the parties are on notice that they must SEPARATELY file either a contemporaneous stipulation of dismissal or a motion requesting that the Court continue the stay in the case until a specified date upon which they will file a stipulation of dismissal.)



___ A mediation session with a court-appointed mediator was held on __________ [enter date], and as of this date, the parties have not reached a settlement. The Office of the Attorney General therefore informs the Court of its intent to proceed with this action.



___ No mediation session with a court-appointed mediator was held during the 90-day stay, but the parties have nevertheless settled the case. (If this box is checked, the parties are on notice that they must SEPARATELY file a contemporaneous stipulation of dismissal or a motion requesting that the Court continue the stay in this case until a specified date upon which they will file a stipulation of dismissal.)



___ No mediation session with a court-appointed mediator was held during the 90-day stay, but one is currently scheduled for __________ [enter date].



___ No mediation session with a court-appointed mediator was held during the 90-day stay, and as of this date, no date certain has been scheduled for such a session.



___ None of the above five statements describes the status of this case. Contemporaneously with the filing of this report, the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Nevada is filing a separate document detailing the status of this case.




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Situation Two: Informal Settlement Discussions Case: The case was NOT assigned to mediation with a court-appointed mediator during the 90-day stay; rather, the parties were encouraged to engage in informal settlement negotiations. [If this statement is accurate, check ONE of the four statements below and fill in any additional information as required, then proceed to the signature block.]

___ The parties engaged in settlement discussions and as of this date, the parties have reached a settlement (even if the paperwork to memorialize the settlement remains to be completed). (If this box is checked, the parties are on notice that they must SEPARATELY file either a contemporaneous stipulation of dismissal or a motion requesting that the Court continue the stay in this case until a specified date upon which they will file a stipulation of dismissal.)
___ The parties engaged in settlement discussions and as of this date, the parties have not reached a settlement. The Office of the Attorney General therefore informs the Court of its intent to proceed with this action.



___ The parties have not engaged in settlement discussions and as of this date, the parties have not reached a settlement. The Office of the Attorney General therefore informs the Court of its intent to proceed with this action.
___ None of the above three statements fully describes the status of this case. Contemporaneously with the filing of this report, the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Nevada is filing a separate document detailing the status of this case.

Submitted this __________ day of __________, ___ by: Attorney Name: __________
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