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10 ROLAND THOMAS KOCH, No. 2:25-cv-1791 DAD AC P
1] Plaintiff,
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13 SHERIFF, et al.,
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16 Defendant Jim Cooper has answered the complaint and is amenable to referral to the
17 || court’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program. ECF Nos. 43, 48. Plaintiff declines
18 || referral to the court’s ADR program and instead seeks a motion to compel trial or settlement.
19 | ECF Nos. 46-47, 49. The court “cannot compel defendants to enter into a settlement agreement.”
20 | Brown v. Reilly, No. 2:20-cv-1709 WBS AC, 2023 WL 9111089, at *3 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 28,
21 | 2023). Moreover, this court has previously advised plaintiff that a request to schedule a trial is
22 || premature prior to the completion of discovery and adjudication of dispositive motions. ECF No.
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24 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion to compel (ECF No. 47) is
25 | DENIED.
26 | DATED: July 13, 2026 ~
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ALLISON CLAIRE
28 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE