Brownen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARCELL JONES, No. 2:22-cv-01707 DC SCR P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND PROTECTIVE ORDER B. BROWNEN, et al., Defendants.

17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the court is plaintiff’s motion to compel production of documents. (ECF No. 41.) For the reasons described below, plaintiff’s motion is denied without prejudice. PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO COMPEL I. Background Plaintiff’s complaint alleges that defendant Brownen falsely documented another inmate’s contraband as being found in plaintiff’s cell. (ECF No. 1.) During the ensuing disciplinary hearing, plaintiff alleges that defendant Rangel ignored plaintiff’s evidence and would not let him call witnesses. (Id.) Defendant Rangel found plaintiff guilty, which affected plaintiff’s privileges, programming, and credit. (Id.) In the screening order dated April 10, 2023,…