Tiexiera

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM J. GRADFORD, Case No. 1:19-cv-01783-NONE-SKO (PC)

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

VACATE VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

v. AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN

CASE NO. 1:17-CV-00201-DAD-GSA AND

TIEXIERA; MCCARTHY, CONSOLIDATE ACTION WITH CASE

NO. 1:17-CV-01248-DAD-GSA

Defendants. (Doc. 12) 16 Before the Court is a document titled, “Plaintiff’s request [to] reset settlement conference, also all cases moved to related case 1:17-cv-01248-DAD-GSA.” (Doc. 12.) In the document, Plaintiff states, “[t]his is the exact same case that was filed with the courts in … 2017 …. case number … 1:17-cv-00201-DAD-GSA.” (Id.) In the latter case, Plaintiff and Defendants reached a settlement and filed a join stipulation for dismissal on May 7, 2019. See Gradford v. Tiexiera, et al., No. 1:17-cv-00201-DAD-GSA (Doc. 87). Plaintiff seeks to “void” the settlement agreement in that case, “reset” a settlement conference, and join the case and the…