Shearer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LEON HAWKINS, No. 2:19-cv-02295-CKD P Plaintiff, v. AMENDED DISCOVERY AND

SCHEDULING ORDER

A. SHEARER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion to be allowed more than 25 admissions as well as defendant’s motion for a 45-day extension of time to respond to plaintiff’s discovery requests. ECF Nos. 34, 37. Defendants filed a partial opposition to plaintiff’s motion on January 29, 2021. ECF No. 35. For the reasons outlined below, the court will grant the motions and modify the previously issued discovery and scheduling order governing this case. I. Factual and Procedural History This case is proceeding on plaintiff’s complaint alleging an Eighth Amendment excessive force claim against defendants Shearer, Sharp, and Deitchman who…