Ross

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALEXANDRA FERREIRA DA SILVA, No. 2:21-cv-01208-KJM-CKD PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER JONATHAN KEVIN ROSS, et al.,, (ECF No. 30) Defendant. 16 Plaintiff proceeds without counsel on a first amended complaint filed on October 28, 2021. (ECF No. 12.) Plaintiff alleges jail officer Heidi Morgan used unconstitutionally excessive force, striking plaintiff in the back, while plaintiff was detained at the Yuba County Jail. Plaintiff has filed a motion requesting to have a specialist chosen by the court to evaluate plaintiff’s back. (ECF No. 30.) The motion as filed is deficient because it is not noticed in compliance with Local Rule 230(b). In any event, the request will be denied without requiring proper notice by plaintiff or a response from defendant because it is clear the request does not set forth a proper basis for a medical examination. Although Rule 35(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure authorizes the court to…