Owens

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 WILLIAM OWENS, Case No.: 18-cv-01579-JAH-JLB

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART

v. DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO

COMPEL

CARLOS DEL TORO, Secretary of the

Navy, [ECF No. 56] Defendant(s). 18 19 Before the Court is a motion to compel filed by Defendant Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy (“Defendant”). (ECF No. 56.) Defendant moves the court to either (1) compel Plaintiff William Owens (“Plaintiff”) to sign and return a Veterans Affairs (“VA”) authorization form, or (2) issue an order compelling the VA to produce all relevant records in its possession relating to Plaintiff. (Id. at 2.) Plaintiff has not filed an opposition to the motion. For the reasons stated below, Defendant’s motion to compel is GRANTED IN PART. /// /// I. BACKGROUND A. Procedural Background On July 12, 2018, Plaintiff commenced this action against Richard V. Spencer, 4…