Peoples
Peoples v. Machuca
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TIMOTHY PEOPLES, Case No. 19-cv-05468-RMI
Plaintiff,
ORDER
v. 9 Re: Dkt. Nos. 154, 155 RAUL MACHUCA, et al., Defendants.
12 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding in forma pauperis, filed a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Defendants’ motion for summary judgment on exhaustion grounds was denied and Defendants later stated that they did not believe the case could be resolved by a summary judgment motion. (Dkts. 86, 90). Counsel was appointed for Plaintiff and the case proceeded towards trial. Counsel for Plaintiff ultimately withdrew, and Plaintiff again proceeds pro se. As the parties continued with discovery, Defendants were provided the opportunity to file a dispositive motion on the merits by January 29, 2025. Presently pending are Plaintiff’s motions for a ruling and to appoint an expert witness. (Dkts. 154, 155). Plaintiff requests that the court appoint an expert witness regarding Defendants’ use of excessive force, denial of…