Romero

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LANCE WILLIAMS, No. 2:17-cv-1884 TLN DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER ROMERO, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges excessive force and deliberate indifference to his medical needs when he was trapped by a mechanical sliding door. Before the court is plaintiff’s motion to compel discovery responses from defendants. For the reasons set forth below, the court will deny the motion. BACKGROUND This case is proceeding on plaintiff’s original complaint filed here on September 11, 2017. Therein, plaintiff alleges that defendant Romero closed a mechanical sliding door on him on purpose and refused to release the door. He further alleges that when he was released from the door, he requested medical care but defendants Romero, Abarca, and La refused to give him access to such care. On screening, this court found…