Lowry

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DOMINIQUE MERRIMAN, No. 2: 19-cv-1445 TLN KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER M. LOWRY, et al.,, Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion June 26, 2020 motion to compel and for an extension of time to conduct discovery. (ECF No. 37.) Also pending is plaintiff’s July 8, 2020 motion to modify the scheduling order. (ECF No. 39.) For the reasons stated herein, plaintiff’s motions are granted in part and denied in part. Background On January 23, 2020, the undersigned issued a scheduling order setting the discovery deadline as May 22, 2020, and the dispositive motion deadline as August 7, 2020. (ECF No. 25.) The scheduling order stated that motions to compel shall be filed by May 22, 2020, and that all discovery requests pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 31, 33, 34 or 36 shall…