Rodriguez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSHUA BLAND, No. 1:20-cv-00478-DAD-EPG (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST

FOR RECONSIDERATION

ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, et al., (Doc. No. 67) Defendants.

16 This case comes before the court on plaintiff Joshua Bland’s request for reconsideration by the district court of the magistrate judge’s August 30, 2021 order imposing discovery sanctions. (Doc. Nos. 67, 64.) For the reasons that follow, plaintiff’s request for reconsideration will be denied. On June 25, 2021, defendants Jaime, Elizabeth Stark, Robert Rodriguez, Chad D. Huckleberry, Michael A. Isais, Wessie T. Lewis, Lisette Melendrez, and Mariana Garay (collectively, “defendants”) filed a motion seeking imposition of discovery sanctions against plaintiff in this action. (Doc. No. 57.) The assigned magistrate judge performed a close review of the record and determined that plaintiff’s conduct in connection with discovery in this case 26 …