Wise

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL WITKIN, No. 2: 19-cv-0974 KJM KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER D. WISE, et al., Defendants. 16 Introduction 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 to compel. (ECF No. 64.) In the pending motion to compel, plaintiff seeks further responses to the following discovery requests: 1) request for production of documents no. 5 to defendant Wise; 2) request for production of documents no. 1 to defendant Matteson; 3) special interrogatory no. 4, set one, to defendant Matteson; 4) special interrogatory no. 2, set three, to defendant Wise; 5) special interrogatory no. 8, set one, to defendant Matteson; and 6) special interrogatory no. 6, set three, to defendant Wise. Legal Standard The scope of discovery under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(1) is broad. Discovery may be obtained…