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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID C. THACKER, No. 2:20-cv-00255-KJM-CKD PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER AT&T CORPORATION, et al., (ECF Nos. 11, 13, 16) Defendants. 16 This matter is before the court following an initial status hearing held on July 8, 2020. Plaintiff, representing himself pro se in this matter, and defendant AT&T,1 represented by Debbie Kirkpatrick, were present at the hearing. The parties have filed a joint status report. (ECF No. 15.) Also pending before the court are plaintiff’s motions to amend his complaint, and plaintiff’s motion for a protective order. (ECF Nos. 11, 13, 16.) For the reasons set forth below, the court rules as follows. Plaintiff’s motion for a protective order (ECF No. 13) requests that the court order defendants to “retain and make available for subsequent” discovery a number of documents and responses. It also appears that plaintiff is requesting that the court order these documents produced. (See…