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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DURRELL A. PUCKETT,

Plaintiff,

v.

K. BRANDON,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:14-cv-00290-SAB PC

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 

FOR COURT TO ORDER A SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE

(ECF No. 20)

Plaintiff Durrell A. Puckett is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights 

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently a findings and recommendations recommending 

denying Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is pending before the district court. (ECF No. 19.) 

On January 20, 2015, Plaintiff filed a motion for the court to order a settlement conference or, in the 

alternative, to set a trial in this action. (ECF No. 20.)

The Court will set a settlement conference in cases such as this only if both sides believe 

one will be beneficial. In as much as Defendants have not joined in Plaintiff’s motion, it shall be 

denied without prejudice. If all parties agree that a settlement conference would be beneficial in 

this action, the parties may file a joint request for a settlement conference to be set.

As to Plaintiff’s alternate request that this action be set for trial, a discovery and 

scheduling order issued on September 5, 2014, setting dates in this action and the dispositive 

motion deadline is set for July 16, 2015. The parties are still conducting discovery and trial in 

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this action will not be set until the discovery deadline is passed and any dispositive motions are 

decided. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion, filed January 20, 2015, 

is DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 22, 2015 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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