Valencia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN MCCLINTOCK, No. 2:22-cv-1884 KJM CSK P Plaintiff, v. ORDER G. VALENCIA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se. Defendants’ motion to compel discovery is before the Court. Multiple motions are pending. As set forth below, defendants’ motion to compel is granted, plaintiff’s request for judicial notice is denied, plaintiff’s motion to compel is partially granted, and plaintiff’s motion for appointment of an expert is denied without prejudice. I. PLAINTIFF’S FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT On May 23, 2024, the district court ordered that this case proceed on the following claims: (1) First Amendment retaliation claims as to defendants G. Valencia, L. Cantu and T. Cooper (claims one, two and ten); (2) Plaintiff’s claim that defendants Weaver, Luther and Hadden confiscated and destroyed a box of plaintiff’s legal materials in retaliation for plaintiff pursuing litigation as evidenced…