John L. Miller v. D. A. White
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I.
INTRODUCTION
On June 29, 2020, Plaintiff John L. Miller (“Plaintiff”) constructively filed a Motion to Compel (“Motion to Compel”) seeking responses to Plaintiff’s Fourth Request for Production of Documents and a copy of defendant Henderson’s signed interrogatory verification. Dkt. 140. On July 27, 2020, Defendants filed an Opposition. Dkt. 151. Plaintiff has not filed a Reply. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel is DENIED.
II.
BACKGROUND
On September 6, 2018, Plaintiff, an inmate at California State Prison – Los Angeles County (“CSP-LAC”) in Lancaster, California, constructively filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) alleging various claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Section 1983”) against defendants D.A. White, D. Foreman, D. Barker, J. Middleton, R. Henderson, and Paulette Finander each in their individual capacity. Dkt. 22.
In the FAC, Plaintiff alleges violations of his First, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights generally arising out of his transfer from Pleasant Valley State Prison (“PVSP”) to CSP-LAC on or about July 24, 2012. Id. at 13. According to the FAC, defendant White, in retaliation for Plaintiff filing numerous…