(PC) Harding v. Correctional Health Services

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 BRENT HARDING, No. 2:21-cv-00922 KJM SCR P Plaintiff, v. ORDER GLADYS MENCIAS, et al., Defendants.

16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis with claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference to medical needs. Plaintiff’s “motion for discovery assistance” is before the court. (ECF No. 45.) For the reasons set forth below, the motion is denied. I. Background In its discovery and scheduling order dated July 5, 2024, the court ordered discovery to close on November 8, 2024, and set a pretrial motion deadline of January 31, 2025. (ECF No. 35.) On December 26, 2024, Plaintiff filed a “motion for discovery assistance” requesting the court’s assistance in obtaining copies of defendants’ personnel files, specifically “the disciplinary portion of the files as well as any and all grievances filed against said defendants[.]” (ECF No. 45.) On January…