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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DEVONTE FIELDS, Case No.: 1:22-cv-01122-KES-CDB 12 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

TO DENY PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO

13 v. RESCIND THE SETTLEMENT

AGREEMENT AND TO GRANT

14 J. SANCHEZ, et al., DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO ENFORCE

THE PARTIES’ SETTLEMENT

15 Defendants. AGREEMENT

16 (Docs. 65 & 68)

17 14-DAY OBJECTION DEADLINE

18

19 20 Plaintiff Devonte Fields is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights 21 action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 22 I. BACKGROUND 23 A settlement conference was held in this matter before the undersigned on March 25, 24 2025. (Doc. 61 [minutes].) The parties reached a settlement, the terms and conditions were noted 25 on the record, and dispositional documents were to be filed within 30 days. (Doc. 62; Doc. 66 at 26 4.) On April 21, 2025, Defendants filed a notice indicating Plaintiff refused to sign the settlement 27 documents. (Doc. 63.) On April…