Batchelor

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LIFALFA GREEN, Case No. 2:19-cv-00538-TLN-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION TO COMPEL

v. ECF No. 34 MARY BATCHELOR, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleges that defendant Batchelor violated his First Amendment rights by affixing an “R” suffix to his file in retaliation for him “speaking up in defense of [his] rights and privileges.” ECF No. 1 at 3. He has filed a motion to compel, ECF No. 34, defendant has filed an opposition, ECF No. 35, and plaintiff has filed a reply, ECF No. 36. I will grant plaintiff’s motion in part. 23 24 1 Plaintiff alleges that an “R” suffix is used to label sex offenders within the California 25 Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. ECF No. 1 at 3. 2 Plaintiff’s reply does not address the substance of defendant’s arguments. Instead, it 26 offers reasons for why plaintiff did not complete…