Weisser

I. INTRODUCTION

16 On October 21, 2019, Plaintiff filed a motion to compel the deposition of Mark Rodriguez, 17 a city councilmember for the City of Fowler, and a motion to compel further responses to requests 18 for admission (“RFAs”) 21–24. (Docs. 14, 15.) The parties filed a Joint Statement re Discovery 19 Disagreement, pursuant to Local Rule 251, on November 6, 2019. (Doc. 16); see E.D. Cal. L.R. 251(c). Upon review of the motions and the parties’ Joint Statement re Discovery Disagreement, 23 the Court deemed the matters suitable for decision without oral argument, and vacated the hearing 24 set for November 13, 2019. See E.D. Cal. L.R. 251(c). 25 For the reasons that follow, the Court DENIES WITHOUT PREJUDICE Plaintiff’s motion 26 to compel Mark Rodriguez’s deposition, and DENIES Plaintiff’s motion to compel further responses to RFAs 21–24. II. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 2 On December 21, 2018, Plaintiff filed the operative first amended complaint (“FAC”) in 3 Fresno County Superior Court against Defendants City of Fowler and Does 1–10, alleging 4 retaliation for exercise of a constitutional right under…