(PS) Baker v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 MARK BAKER, No. 2:24-cv-02558-DC-SCR Plaintiff, v. ORDER UNITED STATES FOOD and DRUG ADMINISTRATION, et al., 14 Defendants. 15 16 Plaintiff Mark Baker is proceeding in this action pro se. Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for Discovery (ECF No. 11), which is referred to the undersigned in accordance with Local Rule 302(c)(1) & (21). Opposition and reply briefs have been filed. ECF Nos. 12 & 13. The Court hereby DENIES the motion without prejudice. The relief requested by the Motion is for Defendants “to comply with Rule 26(f) and automatically provide all discovery information for this case.” ECF No. 11 at 8. Defendants respond that this action is exempted from the initial disclosure requirements as it is an action “for review on an administrative record,” citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1)(B)(i). ECF No. 12 at 3. Defendants also contend that they should not be required to respond to discovery requests when a motion to…