Vasquez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LARRY WILLIAM CORTINAS, Case No. 1:19-cv-00367-JLT-SKO (PC)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

v. SECOND MOTION TO COMPEL

DISCOVERY

VASQUEZ, et al., Defendants. (Doc. 147)

Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. I. INTRODUCTION This matter is scheduled for an evidentiary hearing on April 13, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. (Doc. 138.) The evidentiary hearing involves material disputes of fact concerning whether Plaintiff exhausted his administrative remedies regarding the deliberate indifference to serious medical needs and sexual assault claims. (Doc. 137.) Limited discovery as to these issues began on December 20, 2022, and concluded on February 17, 2023. (Id.) On March 3, 2023, Plaintiff filed a document titled “Plaintiff’s Request to Compel Production for Discovery Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(a).” (Doc. 141.) On March 16, 27 …