Favela

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 KENNETH GODOY, No. 2:22-cv-01673-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER A. FAVELA, et al., Defendants. 14 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently pending before the court are: (1) defendant Weatherwax’s motion to compel, ECF No. 25; (2) defendants’ motion to strike unauthorized sur-reply to the motion to compel, ECF No. 32; and (3) plaintiff’s motion to compel, ECF No. 29. I. Background This case proceeds on plaintiff’s original complaint alleging that defendant Favela used excessive force against him and defendant Weatherwax failed to intervene. See ECF No. 6 (screening order); ECF No. 9 (notice of plaintiff’s election to proceed with claims stated in the screening order). On April 10, 2023, the Court entered a discovery and scheduling order providing that: (1) requests for discovery should be served by June 9, 2023; and (2) discovery would…