(PC) Johnson v. Nelson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL WAYNE JOHNSON, No. 2:20-cv-0967 WBS DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AMY NELSON, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges that defendant was deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Presently before the court is defendant’s motion to compel and for sanctions. (ECF No. 39.) For the reasons set forth below, the court will grant the motion to compel and deny the motion for sanctions. I. Background Plaintiff initiated this action by filing the original complaint alleging defendant failed to provide adequate medical care in violation of his Eighth Amendment rights. (ECF No. 1.) By order dated March 17, 2021 the undersigned determined plaintiff’s second amended complaint stated a potentially cognizable deliberate indifference claim against defendant Amy…