Nielsen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVOOD KHADEMI, No. 2:18-cv-2613 MCE KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER NIELSEN, et al., Defendants. 16 This civil rights action proceeds on plaintiff’s third amended complaint raising Fourteenth Amendment claims against defendants Nielsen, Jones, Langes and Michoul. Plaintiff recently filed two motions, which this court denies without prejudice. First, on December 9, 2019, plaintiff filed a motion to compel discovery, seeking an order compelling defendants to answer interrogatories. (ECF No. 46.) Plaintiff’s request is premature. Defendants have not yet filed an answer, and the court has not yet issued a discovery and scheduling order. Plaintiff is advised that he should refrain from sending discovery requests to defendants until such time as the court issues an order governing discovery. Second, on January 16, 2019, plaintiff filed a document entitled, “Order to Show Cause for a Preliminary Injunction.” (ECF…