Heath

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DURELL ANTHONY PUCKETT, No. 2:22-cv-00476-DJC-CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER HEATH, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently pending before the court are plaintiff’s motion to amend his complaint and a motion for a settlement conference. ECF Nos. 36-37. Defendants have filed a statement of non-opposition to the motion to amend, but oppose any settlement conference at this juncture. ECF Nos. 38-39. This case is proceeding against various correctional officers and one medical employee at the California Medical Facility based on claims of excessive force and deliberate indifference for failing to treat plaintiff after an excessive use of force. By order dated November 15, 2022, the court advised plaintiff that his failure to protect claims against a John Doe Sergeant and a Jane Doe Licensed Vocational…