Opinion
1:00-cv-06139-LJO-GSA PC
08-11-2011
DONALD R. LEACH, Plaintiff, v. TOM CAREY, T. DREW, D. SCHROEDER, and HAWS, Defendants.
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO COMPEL AS MOOT
(Doc. 129.)
I. BACKGROUND
This is a civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by Donald R. Leach ("Plaintiff"), a state prisoner proceeding pro se. Plaintiff is presently incarcerated at the Kern Valley State Prison in Delano, California. Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action on August 2, 2000. (Doc. 1.) On December 17, 2010, Plaintiff and Defendants participated in settlement proceedings before Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston, and the case was settled. (Doc. 125.) On January 3, 2011, the case was dismissed, with prejudice, pursuant to the parties' stipulation. (Doc. 127.)
On June 7, 2011, Plaintiff filed a motion to compel Defendants to honor the confidential settlement agreement. (Doc. 129.) On June 24, 2011, Defendants filed an opposition to Plaintiff's motion. (Doc. 130.) Plaintiff has not filed a reply.
II. PLAINTIFF'S MOTION
Plaintiff moves the court for an order compelling Defendants to honor the confidential settlement agreement. Plaintiff asserts that as of May 31, 2011, Defendants had not paid the agreed-upon settlement amount.
In opposition, Defendants argue that on June 3, 2011, the settlement funds were deposited into Plaintiff's trust account, well within the time allotted under the settlement agreement. Defendants have provided a copy of Plaintiff's Inmate CDCR Transaction List showing financial transactions from December 7, 2010 to June 21, 2011, containing an entry on June 3, 2011 of an Inmate Deposit in the amount of $5,000. (Doc. 130, Exh. A.)
Defendants have provided evidence that the settlement funds have been paid. In light of the fact that more than forty-five days have passed and Plaintiff has not responded to Defendants' opposition or evidence, the Court finds good cause to deny Plaintiff's motion as moot.
III. CONCLUSION
Accordingly, good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion to compel, filed on June 7, 2011, is DENIED as moot.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE