Dwivedi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BARRY L. BROOKINS, 1:18-cv-00645-DAD-GSA-PC

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTIONS TO COMPEL DEFENDANT

vs. DWIVEDI TO FILE ANSWER (ECF Nos. 72, 77.) RAJENDRA DWIVEDI,

Defendant.

18 Barry L. Brookins (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case now proceeds with Plaintiff’s Complaint filed on May 10, 2019, against sole defendant Dr. Rajendra Dwivedi (“Defendant”) for failing to provide adequate medical care in violation of the Eighth Amendment. (ECF No. 1.) On March 3, 2020, defendant Dwivedi filed a motion to dismiss which is pending. (ECF No. 46.) Discovery has not been opened. On February 4, 2021 and March 11, 2021, Plaintiff filed motions to compel defendant Dwivedi to file an answer to the complaint. (ECF Nos. 72, 77.) Plaintiff’s motions shall be denied because defendant Dwivedi’s answer is…