Opinion
2:21-cv-0781 DB P
12-09-2021
ADAM RANDOLPH POWELL, Plaintiff, v. GOMES, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
DEBORAH BARNES, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims defendants were deliberately indifferent to his mental health needs. Presently before the court is defendants' motion to opt out of the post-screening ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) project. (ECF No. 13.) Counsel for defendants states that after conducting a preliminary investigation into plaintiff's allegations, speaking with plaintiff, and conferring with their supervisor they have determined that proceeding with a settlement conference would be a waste of resources. The court finds good cause to grant the motion to opt out.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Defendants' motion to opt out (ECF No. 13) is granted;
2. The stay in this action is lifted; and
3. Defendants shall file a responsive pleading within thirty (30) days of the date of this order.