(PC) Tevin L. Harris v. Valencia et al

Filing 102

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 2/7/2022 DENYING 101 Request for Pretrial Conference. (Henshaw, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TEVIN LEE HARRIS,

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No. 2: 19-cv-1751 JAM KJN P

Plaintiff,

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v.

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ORDER

R. VALENCIA, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant

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to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is plaintiff’s request for a pretrial conference. 1

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(ECF No. 101.) For the reasons stated herein, plaintiff’s request is denied.
On January 19, 2021, the undersigned granted defendants thirty days to file a motion to

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compel. (ECF No. 97.) In this order, the undersigned also vacated the dispositive motion

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deadline and ordered that this deadline would be reset following resolution of all discovery

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matters. (Id.)
Plaintiff’s request for a pretrial conference is premature because discovery matters are not

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resolved and the dispositive motion deadline is not set. The undersigned will schedule a pretrial

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Plaintiff requests a “pretrial settlement conference.” However, plaintiff’s reference to Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 16 indicates that he is requesting a pretrial conference. To the extent
plaintiff is requesting a settlement conference, the undersigned would consider such a request if
made jointly by the parties.
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conference following resolution of discovery matters and dispositive motions, if appropriate.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s request for a pretrial conference

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(ECF No. 101) is denied.

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Dated: February 7, 2022

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