Dacuycuy

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HANIF S. ABDULLAH, No. 2:19-cv-0804 TLN SCR P Plaintiff, v. ORDER DACUYCUY, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Hanif Abdullah, a former state prisoner, proceeds through counsel with civil rights claims brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Defendants’ motion for sanctions in the form of expert witness preclusion and reasonable attorney fees under Rule 26(a)(2) and Rule 37(c)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is before the court.1 (ECF No. 72.) In a competing motion, plaintiff seeks to modify the scheduling order for expert disclosures and expert discovery, the time for which has otherwise expired. (ECF No. 82.) This case proceeds under Local Rule 230 and the court previously found these motions suitable for decision without appearance and oral argument within the meaning of Local Rule 230(g). (ECF Nos. 50, 72, 86.) For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned grants in part and denies in part both motions.

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