Redman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JUAN CARLOS GARCIA AYALA, No. 2:21-cv-2186-DJC-CKD P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS GARY REDMAN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff filed this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 when he was confined in the Amador County Jail and he proceeds without counsel and in forma pauperis. On March 18, 2025, the defendants filed a motion for sanctions, seeking reasonable expenses incurred in bringing the motion and terminating sanctions, or, in the alternative, an order compelling plaintiff to respond to defendant’s discovery requests. (ECF No. 78.) Plaintiff has not opposed the motion. When plaintiff initiated this action, the court informed him that motions would be briefed pursuant to Local Rule 230(l) which requires a written response. (ECF No. 4-1 at 1.) In addition, by order filed April 23, 2025, the court reminded plaintiff about this requirement and gave plaintiff a further opportunity to respond. (ECF No. 79.)…