Shirley

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

8 AARON JACKSON, Case No. 1:23-cv-00509-JLT-EPG (PC) 9 Plaintiff, v. ORDER REQUIRING PARTIES

TO EXCHANGE DOCUMENTS

HEATHER SHIRLEY, et al., Defendants. 14 Plaintiff Aaron Jackson is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 14, 2024, the Court issued an order requiring the parties to file scheduling and discovery statements. (ECF No. 24). Defendants have filed theirs. (ECF No. 27). Plaintiff’s scheduling and discovery statement is now due December 16, 2024. (ECF No. 31). The Court has reviewed this case and Defendants’ statement. To secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive disposition of this action,1 the Court will direct that certain documents that are central to the dispute be promptly produced.2 23 24 1 See, e.g., United States v. W.R. Grace, 526 F.3d 499, 508–09 (9th Cir. 2008) (“We begin with the principle that the district court…