(PC) Tran v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 BINH CUONG TRAN, Case No. 1:19-cv-00148-DAD-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO SHOW

CAUSE WHY EXPENSES SHOULD NOT

v. BE IMPOSED, AND DENYING

DEFENDANTS’ REQUEST FOR

S. SMITH, et al., REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS Defendants. (ECF No. 77) 13 Plaintiff Binh Cuong Tran is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On June 21, 2021, the undersigned denied plaintiff's motion to compel, finding the motion was not substantially justified, and Plaintiff was ordered to show cause why he should not be required to reimburse Defendants' reasonable expenses. (ECF No. 77.) Plaintiff filed a response on July 12, 2021. (ECF No. 78.) The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provide that:

21 [if] the motion [to compel] is denied, the court may issue any protective order authorized under Rule 26(c) and must, after giving an opportunity to…