Thompson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LYNN WOODS, No. 2:22-cv-00640-DAD-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER ALAN KIRSCH, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is incarcerated in a state prison, proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is his motion to compel discovery, filed September 12, 2024, ECF No. 46, as well as defendant Kirsch’s opposition to the motion and plaintiff’s reply. ECF Nos. 48, 50. After review of the record and the parties’ briefs, the court denies the motion. A. Relevant Procedural History Plaintiff initiated this action by a complaint filed April 11, 2022, alleging violations of his civil rights from inadequate optometric care he received while housed at Mule Creek State Prison. ECF No. 3. Consistent with orders from this court, plaintiff filed a first amended complaint on July 18, 2022; a second amended complaint on September 26, 2022; and a third amended complaint on December 27,…