German
(PC) Harris v. German
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
DEVONTE HARRIS, 1:15-cv-01462-DAD-GSA-PC
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
FOR DISCOVERY SANCTIONS AGAINST
vs. DEFENDANTS (ECF No. 73.) HUMBERTO GERMAN, et al.,
Defendants.
15 I. BACKGROUND Devonte Harris (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action on September 28, 2015. (ECF No. 1.) This case now proceeds with the First Amended Complaint filed by Plaintiff on March 14, 2016, against defendants Correctional Officer (C/O) Humberto German, C/O Philip Holguin, and C/O R. Burnitzki (collectively, “Defendants”), for use of excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment; and against defendant C/O Philip Holguin for retaliation in violation of the First Amendment. (ECF No. 8.) On August 30, 2019, Plaintiff filed a motion for the court to…