Pleshchuk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DARYL HICKS, No. 2:22-cv-0903 TLN CSK P Plaintiff, v. ORDER PLESHCHUK, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a former state prisoner proceeding pro se. Defendant Powell’s fully briefed motion to compel discovery responses is before the Court. (ECF No. 42.) As discussed below, defendant’s motion is granted. I. PLAINTIFF’S ALLEGATIONS This action proceeds on plaintiff’s second amended complaint against defendants Pleshchuk and Powell, alleging that each defendant was deliberately indifferent to plaintiff’s serious mental health needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment. II. BACKGROUND On November 21, 2024, counsel for defendant Powell filed a motion to compel discovery responses alleging that plaintiff failed to timely respond to two sets of written discovery served on / / / / / / plaintiff on August 8, 2024. (ECF No. 42-1 at 1.) Plaintiff filed an opposition on December 30, 2024, and…