(PS) Hammerbeck v. County of Shasta

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD KEVIN HAMMERBECK, No. 2:18-CV-2289-JAM-DMC Plaintiff, v. ORDER COUNTY OF SHASTA, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, who is proceeding pro se, brings this civil action. Pending before the Court is Defendant’s unopposed motion to compel, ECF No. 32. On June 20, 2020, Defendant served discovery on Plaintiff. To date, Plaintiff has not served responses or opposed Defendant’s motion. Defendant seeks an order compelling Plaintiff to provide responses to requests for production, set one, requests for admissions, set one, and interrogatories, set one. Defendant also seeks an award of costs associated with its motion to compel. The purpose of discovery is to "remove surprise from trial preparation so the parties can obtain evidence necessary to evaluate and resolve their dispute." United States v. Chapman Univ., 245 F.R.D. 646, 648 (C.D. Cal. 2007) (quotation and citation omitted). Rule 26(b)(1) of the…