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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WALTER CORDELL,

Plaintiff,

v.

S. ROBERT, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:15-cv-0992 TLN CKD P

ORDER

This pro se prisoner civil rights action proceeds on Eighth Amendment claims against 

defendants Robert and Auld. (ECF No. 24.) Discovery closed on September 23, 2016, and 

dispositive motions are due December 16, 2016. (ECF No. 26.) Plaintiff has requested a 

settlement conference. (ECF No. 31.) As this case is potentially appropriate for referral to the 

court’s Alternative Dispute Resolution program, the court will explore whether settlement talks 

before a Magistrate Judge would be beneficial.

Plaintiff also requests an order requiring the prison law librarian to provide copies of his 

legal documents (up to 1,200 pages) for use in discovery in this action. The harm for which 

plaintiff seeks relief is outside the scope of the Eighth Amendment claims at issue in this case. In 

addition, as a general rule, this court is unable to issue an order against individuals who are not 

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parties to a suit pending before it. See Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc., 395 U.S. 

100 (1969). At any rate, discovery is now closed, so plaintiff should no longer need copies for 

that purpose, and he is seeking relief through the inmate appeals process, as appropriate. Thus 

this motion will be denied. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Plaintiff motion for settlement conference (ECF No. 31) is partially granted as set forth 

herein.

2. Defendants shall, within 30 days from the date of this order, inform the court’s 

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) division, in writing, if they believe a settlement conference 

would be beneficial, at the following address, fax number, or email address: 

ADR Division

Attention: Sujean Park

U.S. District Court

501 I Street, Suite 4-200

Sacramento, CA 95814

Fax: (916) 491-3912

Email: spark@caed.uscourts.gov

3. Plaintiff’s motion for an order to obtain copies from the law library (ECF No. 32) is 

denied.

Dated: September 30, 2016

2 / cord0992.sett

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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