Wiley

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DANIEL LEE THORNBERRY, Case No. 1:20-cv-00328-SKO Plaintiff, v. ORDER SCHEDULING SETTLEMENT

CONFEFENCE

WILEY,

Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Court determines that this case will benefit from a settlement conference. Therefore, this case is referred to Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean to conduct a settlement conference. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS: 1. A settlement conference is scheduled for February 3, 2022 at 10:30 a.m., before Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean. The conference shall be conducted via Zoom videoconference and shall last up to three hours. 2. A representative with full and unlimited authority to negotiate and enter into a binding settlement agreement shall attend the conference.

1 “[T]he district court has the authority to order parties,…