Opinion
Case No. 1:10-cv-00447-LJO-DLB PC
03-07-2013
WILLIAM P. GARCIA, Plaintiff, v. R. TOLSON, et al., Defendants.
ORDER REQUIRING PARTIES TO
NOTIFY COURT WHETHER
SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE WOULD
BE BENEFICIAL
FIFTEEN DAY DEADLINE
Plaintiff William P. Garcia ("Plaintiff") is a California state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action is proceeding on Plaintiff's first amended complaint, filed May 24, 2010, against Defendants K. Allison, F. Diaz, D. Ibarra, S. Knight, C. Palmer, R. Santos, R. Tolson, K. Turner, and C. Walters for violation of the First Amendment, the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000.
Within fifteen (15) days from the date of service of this order, Plaintiff and Defendants are each to file a written response indicating whether a court settlement conference would be beneficial in resolving this action. If both parties agree, the Court will issue a further scheduling order setting this matter for settlement conference before a Magistrate Judge or District Judge from the United States District Court, Eastern District of California. IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dennis L. Beck
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE