Seibert

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES ALBERT HODGES, No. 2:20-cv-00896-JAM-CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER J. SEIBERT, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On September 1, 2021, Plaintiff filed a letter that the Court construed as a motion to modify the discovery and scheduling order. ECF No. 47. In response, the court ordered defendant Seibert to respond to the motion. ECF No. 48. Defendant responded by requesting a settlement conference and requesting that the court defer ruling on plaintiff’s request until after the parties have had the opportunity to participate in a settlement conference. By way of reply, plaintiff requested a settlement conference as well. ECF No. 50. Based upon the parties briefs, it appears that the posture of this case has changed and that it may benefit from a settlement conference at this time. Therefore,…