(PC) Barnes v. Van Ness

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

9 ANTOINE DESHAWN BARNES, Case No. 1:20-cv-00625-NONE-EPG (PC) 10 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO COMPEL v. (ECF. Nos. 38 & 44)

VAN NESS,

13 Defendant. 14 15 Antoine Barnes (“Plaintiff”) is a prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On July 14, 2021, Defendant filed a motion to compel, arguing that Plaintiff failed to respond to Defendant’s Request for Production of Documents (Set One) and Defendant’s Special Interrogatories (Set One). (ECF No. 38). Plaintiff failed to respond to the motion. On September 29, 2021, the Court directed defense counsel to re-serve the motion and gave Plaintiff until October 27, 2021, to file a response. (ECF No. 43). On October 6, 2021, defense counsel re-served the motion. (ECF No. 44). On October 14, 2021, Plaintiff filed a response. (ECF No. 45). On October 15, 2021, without asking for permission from the Court, Plaintiff filed a second…