Villarreal

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KAREEM J. HOWELL, Case No. 1:19-cv-01178-NONE-EPG (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER

S. VILLARREAL, (ECF No. 46) Defendant. 16 Kareem J. Howell (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 9, 2021, Plaintiff filed what the Court construes as a motion for a protective order. (ECF No. 46). Plaintiff seeks to have his deposition conducted confidentially. Plaintiff also asks the Court to “personally speak with the deputy attorney general Andrea Sloan and ask that she to be very mindful in assuring that Plaintiff [sic] deposition is taken in a place where he’s not threaten & or has concerns of retaliation.” (ECF No. 46, p. 4). In response to Plaintiff’s motion, Defendant argues that Plaintiff’s deposition is not confidential. (ECF No. 48, p. 4). However, “CDCR staff will not be…