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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN EDWARD MITCHELL, Case No. 1:20-cv-00857-DAD-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE

v. RESOLUTION AND/OR FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

H. BAEZA, C. GUITERREZ, E. MORENO, M. BASS, J. HUEWE, J. (Doc. No. 24) VARGAS, J. VALENCIA-MENDOZA, A.

PARRA,

16 Defendants. 17 Plaintiff, John Edward Mitchell, is a current state prisoner proceeding pro se on his first amended complaint filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. No. 10). Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for alternative dispute resolution and/or for appointment of counsel. (Doc. No. 24). Plaintiff requests the Court refer his case to alternative dispute resolution. (Id. at 1-3). This case is still at the screening stage and no defendants have been served. See generally docket. Thus, Plaintiff’s request for alternative dispute resolution is premature. Plaintiff also seeks appointment of counsel to represent him at an…