Sherman

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

11 JOSEPH BECKER, ) Case No.: 1:16-cv-0828 JLT HBK ) 12 Plaintiff, ) ORDER ADOPTING IN FULL THE FINDINGS ) AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND DENYING 13 v. ) PLAINTTIFF’S REQUEST FOR RELIEF ) 14 WARDEN SHERMAN, et al., ) (Docs. 163, 165) ) 15 Defendants. ) ) 16

17 Joseph Becker asserted the defendants were liable for violations of his civil rights. The parties 18 settled this matter during a settlement conference with the Court in April 2020. (Doc. 156.) Based 19 upon the stipulation of the parties, the Court dismissed the matter with prejudice pursuant to Rule 41 of 20 the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on June 22, 2020. (Docs. 161, 162.) On June 16, 2025, Plaintiff 21 filed a letter with the Court, asserting that the defendants have breached the settlement agreement and 22 requesting the Court’s help. (Doc. 163.) 23 The magistrate judge found that the Court did not retain jurisdiction over the settlement 24 agreement, because “the dismissal…