Burnes

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DARREN L. HARRIS, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-1409 JLT GSA (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION ) TO DISMISS, DISMISSING THE ACTION WITH v. ) PREJUDICE, AND DIRECTING THE CLERK OF ) COURT TO CLOSE THIS CASE BURNES, et al., ) ) (Doc. 96) Defendant. ) )

Darren Harris seeks to hold the defendants liable for excessive force in violation of his civil pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (See Doc. 32; Doc. 52.) Defendants request terminating sanctions pursuant to Rule 37(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, asserting Plaintiff did not provide proper responses to their discovery requests, despite the Court ordering him to do so. (Doc. 96.) For the reasons set forth below, the motion is GRANTED, and the action is DISMISSED with prejudice. I. Background Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a complaint on July 22, 2019 (Doc. 1), which he amended on January 11, 2021 (Doc. 32). The…