Avila

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LARRY BRIAN PORTEOUS, ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-00529-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION v. ) FOR SANCTIONS AND TO COMPEL

RESPONSES TO DISCOVERY

R. AVILA, et al., ) ) (ECF No. 19) Defendants. ) ) )

Plaintiff Larry Brian Porteous is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for sanctions and to compel responses to discovery, filed May 24, 2022. I. RELEVANT BACKGROUND This action proceeds against Defendant R. Avila for retaliation and against Defendants R. Avila and K. Welch for a due process violation. Defendants filed an answer to the complaint on September 20, 2021. On October 22, 2021, the Court issued the discovery and scheduling order. /// /// On May 24,…