Stohl
David Arthur DePonte v. Stohl, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID ARTHUR DEPONTE, Case No. 1:24-cv-00695-KES-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO
DENY PLAINTIFF’S MOTION AS MOOT
v. (Doc. No. 71) STOHL, et al.,
Defendants. FOURTEEN-DAY DEADLINE 16 On October 1, 2025, Plaintiff filed a second1 motion seeking to enforce payment in connection with a global settlement agreement he reached with the California Department of Corrections (“CDCR”) in this action and his companion case, DePonte v. Bowman, Case No. 2:24-cv-01262-DJC-CSK (E.D. Cal. July 9, 2025). (Doc. No. 71). Plaintiff claims that as of the date he signed the motion –September 28, 2025—he has not received the settlement payment as agreed by the parties at a settlement conference and requests that the court enforce the terms of the settlement agreement and assess late penalties. (Id. at 2-3). After being granted an extension of time, Defendants filed a status report and opposition to Plaintiff’s motion on…