Oleachea

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Nathaniel Dixon, No. 2:15-cv-02372-KJM-AC Plaintiff, ORDER v. David Oleachea, et al., 1S Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Nathaniel Dixon, who is incarcerated and proceeding in forma pauperis, alleges 18 the defendant, a correctional officer, used excessive force while attempting to remove him from 19 the prison’s visiting area in 2011. See generally First Am. Compl., ECF No. 9. Mr. Dixon was 20 not previously represented by counsel, but after discovery closed and the court denied the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment in part, the court appointed Chijioke Ikonte as pro bono 22 counsel and set a final pretrial conference. See F&Rs, ECF No. 102; Order Adopting F&Rs, ECF No. 122; Order Appointing Counsel, ECF No. 123; Order Setting Final Pretrial Conference, ECF No. 124. After Mr. Ikonte was appointed, he began speaking to Mr. Dixon and reviewing the 26 record. See Ikonte…