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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD MICHAEL SOMERVILLE, Case No. 1:21-CV-01695 CDB Plaintiff, ORDER SCHEDULING SETTLEMENT

CONFEFENCE

v.

B. BETTANCOURT, 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. The Court determines that this case will benefit from a settlement conference. Therefore, this case is referred to Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean to conduct a settlement conference. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that: 1. A settlement conference is scheduled to occur on March 13, 2024, at 10:30 a.m., before Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean. The conference shall be conducted via Zoom videoconference and shall last up to three hours. 2. A representative with full and unlimited authority to negotiate and enter into a binding settlement agreement shall attend.

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