Lehil

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRANDON MICHAEL LANDRETH, No. 2:20-CV-0472-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. ORDER BHUPINDER LEHIL, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court are Plaintiff’s: (1) motions relating to service of process on Defendants Ottenbacher, ECF Nos. 75 and 85; (2) motions relating to discovery propounded to Defendants Posson, Carrick, and Lehil, ECF Nos. 66, 69, 81, 95, 97; (3) motion for appointment of an expert witness, ECF No. 74; and (4) motion for modification of the Court’s pre-trial scheduling order, ECF No. 69. The Court herein addresses Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of an expert witness. Plaintiff’s other motions will be addressed separately. Plaintiff seeks appointment of an expert witness to assist with his case. See ECF No. 74. Defendants oppose. See ECF No. 76. As Defendants correctly note, while the Court 26…