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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

Plaintiff Anthony Johnson is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

Now pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s request for the Court to refer this case to the pro se 

prisoner settlement conference program. Plaintiff’s request must be denied as premature. 

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure authorize settlement discussions at any pretrial 

conference. Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(c)(I). While federal courts have the authority to require the parties to 

engage in settlement conferences, they have no authority to coerce settlements. Goss Graphic 

Systems, Inc. v. DEV Industries, Inc., 267 F.3d 624, 627 (7th Cir. 2001). 

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ANTHONY JOHNSON,

 Plaintiff,

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DR. SISODIA, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:12-cv-02044-SAB (PC)

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 

FOR EARLY SETTLEMENT 

[ECF No. 45]

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Because Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment on the merits of his deliberate 

indifference to a serious medical need on August 14, 2015, Plaintiff’s motion for a settlement 

conference is premature and is DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 27, 2015 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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