Cowan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MASA NATHANIEL WARDEN, No. 2:19-cv-00431-TLN-AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER BRYAN COWAN, et al, Defendants. 16 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Masa Nathaniel Warden’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion for Leave to File an Amended Complaint, to Amend the Scheduling Order, and to Reopen Discovery. (ECF No. 83.) Defendants Bryan Cowan, Will Williams, and Nick Weaver (collectively, “Defendants”) filed an opposition. (ECF No. 84.) Plaintiff filed a reply. (ECF No. 86.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Plaintiff’s motion. /// /// /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND This case arises out of an incident in Redding, California on July 23, 2018, in which Defendants fired shots at Plaintiff during his arrest. (ECF No. 13 at 3.) Plaintiff filed a pro se prisoner complaint on February 19, 2019. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff filed the operative First Amended…