(PC)Hernandez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CESAR N. HERNANDEZ, No. 2:19-cv-2195 MCE DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER A. CONSTABLE, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding with a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 5, 2022, the court denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff has requested a settlement conference. Defendants respond that they are willing to attend a settlement conference. This court finds a settlement conference appropriate before the parties and court engage in trial preparation. Before scheduling a settlement conference, the parties shall inform the court whether they consent to have the undersigned magistrate judge conduct the conference or whether they wish to have a different magistrate judge conduct the conference. Plaintiff also seeks the appointment of counsel. He argues that the issues in this case are complex, he has difficulty understanding the law, he suffers from a mental illness,…