Thompson
(PC) Black v. Thompson
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 RANDY LAMAR BLACK, No. 2:21-cv-02167-TLN-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER P. THOMPSON, et al., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff is a federal prisoner proceeding without counsel in a civil rights action brought under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). Currently before the court is the motion to compel of defendants Allred and Birch. ECF No. 75. Specifically, defendants move to compel plaintiff to respond to defendants’ document requests and interrogatories, which were propounded on December 23, 2024. Id. In the alternative, defendants request that this action be dismissed for lack of prosecution. Id. This case was filed in 2021 (ECF No. 1) and defendants’ motion to compel was filed on February 14, 2025. ECF No. 75. Plaintiff has not responded in any way to defendants’ motion and has not requested an extension of time to respond. Indeed, plaintiff has not filed anything 25 …