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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 DONNY STEWARD, Case No. 2:18-cv-00462-TLN-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTIONS

FOR DISCOVERY FROM THIRD-PARTIES

v. AND FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL,

AND GRANTING MOTION FOR

A. ARYA, et al., EXTENSION OF TIME AND MOTIONS TO

MODIFY THE DISCOVERY AND

Defendants. SCHEDULING ORDER ECF Nos. 45-47, 49-51 16 17 Pending before the court are several discovery related motions, which are addressed 18 herein. 19 First, plaintiff has filed two identical motions, each styled as a motion to amend the 20 complaint to “add witness testimony.” ECF Nos. 45, 46. Notwithstanding their titles, the 21 motions do not seek to amend the complaint, but rather ask that the court schedule depositions 22 for, or permit plaintiff to serve interrogatories on, three non-party individuals—Dr. Dillion, LVN 23 Kellig, and LVN Dimaculangan. Id. To the extent that plaintiff seeks to compel these individuals 24 to…