Joe Martinez, Jr. v. Sergeant Villanueva

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California orders the parties in Martinez v. Villanueva to submit statements addressing scheduling and discovery matters within 30 days after service. The order specifies required information concerning claims and defenses, witnesses, documents, settlement, expert witnesses, exhaustion, investigations, recordings, photographs, and defendant identification.

Holdings

1. Each party must file a statement titled "SCHEDULING AND DISCOVERY STATEMENT" within thirty days from service of the order, addressing the specified claims or defenses, witnesses, documents, third-party documents, expert witnesses, and settlement-conference readiness.
2. Defendant must additionally address whether an institutional subpoena is necessary, whether Defendant will challenge exhaustion and is prepared to move for summary judgment on exhaustion, whether investigative evidence exists, whether recordings or photographs exist, and whether the named Defendant is alleged to be improperly named.

Questions Presented

1. What scheduling and discovery information must the parties provide before the court schedules the case?
2. What additional information must Defendant address concerning exhaustion, institutional subpoenas, investigations, recordings or photographs, and whether the named Defendant is the proper defendant?

Disposition

other