Garcia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RANDY LANGLEY, Case No.: 1:16-cv-01299-NONE-JLT (PC)

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

REQUESTS FOR REASONABLE

v. EXPENSES E. GARCIA; G. COOK, Defendants.

16 On January 7, 2020, the Court denied Plaintiff’s motions to compel (Docs. 39, 41) and ordered Plaintiff to show cause why an award of expenses should not be imposed. (Doc. 47.) The Court granted Plaintiff until February 14, 2020, to file a response. (Id.) On February 18, 2020, the Court granted Plaintiff an additional 30 days to respond. (Doc. 51.) Although more than the allowed time has passed, Plaintiff has not filed a response to the order to show cause. Accordingly, and for the reasons set forth below, the Court grants Defendants’ requests for an award of expenses (Docs. 40, 42). I. LEGAL STANDARDS Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37 provides that, if a court denies a motion to compel, it “must, after giving an opportunity to be heard, require…