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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JARED VILLERY, Case No. 1:15-cv-01360-DAD-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR LEAVE TO FILE OVERDUE MOTION

v. TO COMPEL JAY JONES, RICHARD SCHMIDT; (Doc. No. 121)

CHRISTOPHER YERTON; RAFAEL

ESCARCEGA; DAVID NELSON, Defendants. 17 Pending before the court are Plaintiff’s motion for leave to file an overdue motion to compel accompanying Plaintiff’s belated motion to compel directed at Defendant Nelson. (Doc. Nos. 121, 120, respectively). Defendant Nelson timely filed an opposition to Plaintiff’s motion to compel incorporating therein objections to timeliness. (Doc. No. 122). The Court will address only the timeliness issue in this Order. I. Background and Plaintiff’s Claims Plaintiff is proceeding pro se on his First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) as screened. (Doc. Nos. 16, 19, 23). As to Defendant Nelson, the FAC alleges a First Amendment retaliation claim…