Vera

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AUDREE CHATMAN, ) Case No.: 1:18-cv-01463-DAD-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S v. ) MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER AND

STAYING ALL MERITS BASED DISCOVERY

H. VERA, ) ) [ECF No. 25] Defendant. ) ) ) ) )

Plaintiff Audree Chatman is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Defendant’s motion for a protective order, filed October 28, 2019. I. BACKGROUND This action is proceeding against Defendant Vera for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Defendant Vera filed an answer to the complaint on May 21, 2019. On May 28, 2019, the Court issued the discovery and scheduling order. 28 On October 28, 2019, Defendant Vera filed an…