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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM HOUSTON, No. 2:20-cv-1051 KJM DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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NGAI, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a former state prisoner proceeding in forma pauperis with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims that defendants failed to adequately respond to his mental health issues in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel (ECF No. 38) and his motion for stay and settlement conference (ECF No. 39). I. Background On October 1, 2021, defendants filed a motion to compel and for sanctions because plaintiff failed to appear for his deposition. (ECF No. 34.) Defendants previously sought and obtained an extension of time to take plaintiff’s deposition because they had difficulty contacting him following his release from custody. However, plaintiff’s most recent notice of change of address…