Reyna

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT QUINCY THOMAS, 1:19-cv-01217-DAD-GSA-PC

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S Plaintiff, MOTIONS TO COMPEL (ECF Nos. 31, 35, 38.) vs. 14 REYNA, et al., 15 Defendants.

17 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff, Robert Quincy Thomas, is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action on September 4, 2019. (ECF No. 1.) This case now proceeds with the original Complaint against the following defendants: Correctional Officer (C/O) L. Reyna, C/O M. Podsakoff, C/O P. Vellido, C/O J. Centeno, and Sergeant (Sgt.) N. Huerta (collectively, “Defendants”), for use of excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment. (Id.) On February 23, 2021, the court issued a discovery and scheduling order opening discovery and setting out pretrial deadlines for the parties to this case. (ECF No. 23.) The deadline to complete discovery,…