Opinion
2:17-cv-01869-WBS-JDP (PC)
12-03-2021
LAFONZO R. TURNER, Plaintiff, v. S. BYERS, Defendant.
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO SET A SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE ECF NO. 68
JEREMY D. PETERSON, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE.
On November 12, 2021, plaintiff filed a motion that asks the court to set a settlement conference. ECF No. 68. Shortly thereafter, defendant filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing that plaintiff's claims must be dismissed for failure to exhaust his administrative remedies. ECF No. 69.
In light of defendant's motion for summary judgment, a settlement conference would likely be unproductive and waste of scarce judicial resources. Accordingly, plaintiff's motion to set a settlement conference, ECF No. 68, is denied. Should defendant's motion be denied, plaintiff may renew his request to set a settlement conference. Plaintiff is also reminded that he is required to file an opposition or statement of non-opposition to defendant's motion by no later than December 20, 2021. See E.D. Cal. L.R. 230(1).
IT IS SO ORDERED.