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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JULIO SANDOVAL, Case No. 1:20-cv-01314-NONE-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

DISCOVERY OR TO COMPEL DISCOVERY AS

v.

PREMATURE

DIAZ, et al., (ECF No. 23) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Julio Sandoval (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint on February 2, 2021, which is pending screening before the Court. (ECF No. 20.) On March 1, 2021, Plaintiff filed a document titled “Order to Show Cause for an Preliminary Injunction.” (ECF No. 23.) Upon review of the contents, the Court construes the filing as a motion for discovery or to compel discovery from defendants. Plaintiff’s motion for discovery is premature and shall be denied without prejudice. As noted above, the Court has not screened Plaintiff’s first amended complaint to determine whether it is subject to dismissal or whether the…