Arnold

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARTIN ESPINO, No. 2:17-cv-2198 KJM AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER ERIC ARNOLD, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. Before this court is plaintiff’s motion for a temporary restraining order. See ECF No. 25. For the reasons stated below, the court will construe the filing as a motion to compel discovery from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”). It will also order the Office of the Attorney General to make a special appearance and direct it to file a response to the motion on behalf of the CDCR. I. RELEVANT FACTS Plaintiff alleges that transportation officers Doe One and Doe Two were deliberately indifferent to his care and safety when, on…