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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NATHAN HILL, No. 2:19-cv-1680 JAM AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. Before this court are plaintiff’s motion to amend the complaint and his motion for a settlement conference. ECF Nos. 19, 23. For the reasons stated below, the motion to amend the complaint will be granted, and the motion to calendar a settlement conference will be denied. I. MOTION TO AMEND THE COMPLAINT Plaintiff’s initial complaint, ECF No. 1, has not yet been screened pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. The motion to amend, ECF No. 19, presents an additional claim that plaintiff would like to add to the complaint. However, plaintiff has not submitted a proposed amended…