(PC) Matlock v. Kern County
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD A. MATLOCK, Case No. 1:19-cv-01368-JLT-BAK(EPG) (PC)
Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING PARTIES TO
EXCHANGE DOCUMENTS
v.
DONNY YOUNGBLOOD, et al.,
Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Richard A. Matlock is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). On April 4, 2022, the Court issued an order requiring the parties to file scheduling and discovery statements. (ECF No. 46.) The parties have now filed their statements. (ECF Nos. 48, 49.) The Court has reviewed this case and the parties’ statements. In an effort to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive disposition of this action,1 the Court will direct that certain documents central to the dispute be produced promptly.
25 1 See, e.g., United States v. W.R. Grace, 526 F.3d 499, 508–09 (9th Cir. 2008) (“We begin with the principle that the district court…