Peterson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 FRED FELEKI MARTINEZ, Case No. 2:21-cv-01779-DJC-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER v. GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO

COMPEL AND DIRECTING DEFENDANTS

PETERSON, TO ANSWER HIS DISCOVERY WITHIN

FOURTEEN DAYS OF THIS ORDER’S

Defendant. ENTRY ECF No. 77 18 19 Plaintiff brought this case alleging that defendant Peterson violated his Eighth 20 Amendment rights by being deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs. On May 24, 21 2024, defendant filed a motion for summary judgment. ECF No. 75. On June 10, 2024, plaintiff 22 filed a “notice of discovery dispute” that I interpret to be a motion to compel. ECF No. 77. 23 Therein, he alleged that he had received a letter from defendant’s counsel stating that, due to the 24 lateness of his discovery requests, no responses would be forthcoming. Id. at 1. Plaintiff claims 25 that the lateness of those requests is due to mental health issues and…