Winkfield

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 JEFF HAWKINS, No. 2:19-cv-1228 TLN KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER M. WINKFIELD, et al., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, proceeds pro se with a civil rights action. 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 19, 2021, plaintiff renewed his motion to compel; defendants filed an opposition; plaintiff did not file a reply. As set forth below, plaintiff’s motion is denied. I. Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint This action proceeds solely on plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claims against defendants Winkfield, Pendleton, Decker, Troncoso and Whipple based on the alleged use of excessive force on September 28, 2018. (ECF No. 11.) II. Motion to Compel A. Legal Standards Governing Motions to Compel Under Rule 37 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, “a party seeking discovery may move for an order compelling an answer, designation, production, or inspection.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 27 Plaintiff alleges the incident…