Yaplee

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT WASHINGTON, Case No. 1:20-cv-01356-EPG (PC)

Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING PARTIES TO

EXCHANGE DOCUMENTS

v.

STEVEN M. YAPLEE, Defendant(s). 14 Robert Washington (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 13, 2021, the Court issued an order requiring the parties to file scheduling and discovery statements. (ECF No. 23). The parties have now filed their statements. (ECF Nos. 25 & 26). The Court has reviewed this case and the parties’ statements. In an effort to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive disposition of this action,2 the Court will direct that certain \\\ 23 1 In his statement, Plaintiff states that he needs to wait for counsel to be appointed “in order to go through the discovery process.” (ECF No. 25, p. 9). This is incorrect. Discovery will be opened in a separate order, and Plaintiff…