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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM HOUSTON, No. 2:20-cv-1051 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER NGAI, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a 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 defendants’ motion to modify the discovery and scheduling order (“DSO”) (ECF No. 46) and plaintiff’s request for sanctions, stay, and settlement conference (ECF No. 45). I. Plaintiff’s Request for Sanctions, Stay, and Settlement Conference Plaintiff filed a one-page document requesting that the case be stayed and scheduled for a settlement conference. (ECF No. 45.) Plaintiff requests a stay and settlement conference because the deposition was not conducted on June 1, 2022. A. Sanctions Federal courts possess broad powers to impose…