Pompey

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEREMIAH SIMMONS, No. 2:19-cv-02491-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION TO COMPEL IN PART

v. ECF No. 19 G. POMPEY, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleges that defendant Pompey violated his First Amendment rights by refusing to let him out of his cell for religious services. ECF No. 1 at 7-8. Defendant has moved to compel plaintiff to sit for a deposition and to answer questions about his claims. ECF No. 19. Defendant has also asked that the court modify the scheduling order and issue monetary sanctions against plaintiff. ECF No. 19-1 at 4-6. Plaintiff has filed an opposition arguing that it is unfair that defendant is represented by counsel while he is not. ECF No. 20. Plaintiff argues that he should not be compelled to sit for a deposition until counsel is appointed to represent him. Id. at 1-2. In his reply, defendant…