Guibord

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 ANTHONY DEWAYNE LEE TURNER, No. 2:19-cv-0416 TLN DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER REQUIRING RESPONSE SACRAMENTO CITY FIRE DEPT., et al., 14 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff, a former jail inmate, proceeds pro se under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on a Fourth Amendment excessive force claim against Officer Guibord. The time for filing dispositive motions has expired. Before the court sets a further schedule for this litigation, including due dates for pretrial statements, the court inquires as to each party’s position on the usefulness of scheduling a settlement conference, which may take place via videoconference. Within 14 days of the date of this order, each party shall file a notice briefly stating whether or not the party believes scheduling a settlement conference would be useful at this time. Plaintiff has also requested appointment of counsel. (ECF No. 82.) The United States Supreme Court has ruled that district courts lack authority to require counsel to…