Simmons

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 8 JOYCE MARIE SIMMONS, Case No. 18-cv-02193-VKD

9 Plaintiff, ORDER REFERRING TO

SETTLEMENT PROCEEDINGS;

10 v. DENYING MOTION FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL;

11 T. MISCHEL, et al., STAYING CASE Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 53 12

13 14 In this action, pro se plaintiff Joyce Marie Simmons, a federal prisoner confined at the 15 Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California (“FCI-Dublin”), filed suit against several 16 prison officials for allegedly violating her constitutional rights.1 Dkt. No. 1. 17 I. BACKGROUND 18 With the Court’s leave (Dkt. No. 47), Ms. Simmons filed an amended complaint to attempt 19 to state a claim under the Federal Torts Claim Act (“FTCA”). Dkt. No. 49. Defendants moved to 20 dismiss the amended complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under Rule 12(b)(1) of the 21 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or, alternatively, for summary judgment under Rule 56. …