McCowan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TIMOTHY RAY BAKER, No. 2:15-cv-00248-TLN-AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER J. MACOMBER, et al., Defendants. 16 This case is set for trial on April 27, 2020. The Court issued an Amended Final Pretrial Order on June 11, 2019. (ECF No. 134.) Presently before the Court is Plaintiff’s Request for a Court-appointed neutral expert medical witness. While Plaintiff does not seek such relief through any substantive motion currently pending before this Court, the Court notes Plaintiff asserts a request for the appointment of a neutral medical expert witness in his Pretrial Statement, and Plaintiff’s request is also noted in the Amended Pretrial Order. (See ECF No. 121 at 8 (“Plaintiff is Requesting A Court Appointed Neutral Expert Medical Witness.”); ECF No. 134 at 4 (same).) The Court further notes Plaintiff previously requested a neutral medical expert witness on February 24, 2016 (ECF No. 27 at 2), and Plaintiff’s motion was denied (ECF No.…