Williams v. Just et al

Filing 28

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis M. Cota on 3/26/2019 DENYING 19 Motion for Referral to Court-Ordered Settlement Conference and Stay of Proceedings. (Henshaw, R)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LANCE WILLIAMS,

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No. 2:18-CV-0740-DMC-P

Plaintiff,

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v.

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D. JUST, et al.,

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ORDER

Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to

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42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion (Doc. 19) for referral for this

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matter for a court-ordered settlement conference and stay of proceedings. Defendants have

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responded, indicating they do not feel settlement negotiations would be fruitful at this stage of the

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proceedings. See Doc. 25. Accordingly, plaintiff’s motion is denied.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: March 26, 2019
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DENNIS M. COTA
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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