(PC) Johnson v. Nelson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL WAYNE JOHNSON, No. 2:20-cv-0967 WBS DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AMY NELSON, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges that defendant was deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s request for a settlement conference (ECF No. 58), objection to defendant’s motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 59), and motion for extension of time to file an opposition to defendant’s motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 60). The court will address each motion as set forth below. I. Request for Settlement Conference Plaintiff requests a settlement conference in the interest of judicial economy. (ECF No. 58.) Plaintiff indicates that he would be willing to settle this action in exchange for a monetary payment. (Id. at 3.) …