Gosai

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DARYL ANTHONY HICKS, Case No. 2:20-cv-2303-DC-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER GOSAI, et al., Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Daryl Hicks is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Defendants move for terminating sanctions for plaintiff’s failure to comply with the court’s June 5, 2024 order compelling him to respond to defendants’ discovery requests. ECF No. 72. Plaintiff has filed an opposition, ECF No. 74, and defendants have filed a reply, ECF No. 75. For the reasons stated below, defendants’ motion is denied. Background 25 The July 5, 2023 discovery and scheduling order set the deadline for completing all 26 discovery as December 8, 2023. ECF No. 53. On October 6, 2023, defendants propounded on 27 plaintiff discovery requests. ECF No. 72-1 at 1-2. After receiving no response from plaintiff, 28 defense counsel provided plaintiff with…