Kernan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MATTHEW DENNIS, No. 2:16-cv-0542 JAM AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER SCOTT KERNAN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, has filed a motion for an initial pretrial conference. ECF No. 115. The motion is largely a summary of plaintiff’s various filings and his allegations against the defendants, particularly defendant Mays. Id. Plaintiff was previously advised that because he is a prisoner proceeding pro se, this case will not be set for a Rule 16 conference. ECF No. 98 at 3. To the extent plaintiff may be seeking a conference to discuss preparations for trial, it has not yet been determined that this case will proceed to trial and the motion is therefore premature. Plaintiff also requests appointment of counsel on the ground that it will benefit both the court and plaintiff. ECF No. 115 at 14. While it may be true that…