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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARK A. FREGIA, Case No. 1:20-cv-01024-DAD-EPG (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING REQUESTS TO

APPOINT COUNSEL AND EXPERT

YUCUI CHEN, et al., WITNESS Defendants. (ECF Nos. 46, 47) 16 17 Plaintiff Mark A. Fregia (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 18 pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

I. REQUEST TO APPOINT EXPERT WITNESS

20 On June 9, 2022, Plaintiff filed a request for appointment of an expert witness. (ECF Nos. 21 46.) Plaintiff contends that he has “been pursuing a reasonable resolution from the onset” but Defendants have refused to attend two settlement conferences. (Id. at 1.) Plaintiff “has survived summary judgment, at least in terms of himself waiving time, in hopes of resolving this matter without further burden to the court, and defendants have not attempted summary judgment on other claims in this action.” (Id.) Plaintiff requests that the Court appoint an…