Fielder
(PC) Rice v. Fielder
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KORDY RICE, No. 2:18-CV-2743-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. ORDER FIELDER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to compel responses to requests for production. See ECF No. 33. 20 I. SUMMARY OF DISCOVERY DISPUTE Plaintiff seeks an order directing Defendant Wetterer to provide responses to his requests for production of documents, set two. See id. According to Plaintiff, Defendant Wetterer’s objections “have no merit.” Id. at 2. While Plaintiff attaches a copy of the discovery and responses at issue, Plaintiff provides no further argument or analysis. See id. / / / / / / / / / II. STANDARDS FOR MOTION TO COMPEL The purpose of discovery is to "remove surprise from trial preparation so the parties can obtain…