Munguia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JULIAN J. ALEXANDER, No. 2:21-cv-01390-KJM-CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER MUNGUIA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case is proceeding on an Eighth Amendment excessive force claim against defendants Munguia and Rodriguez and a First Amendment retaliation claim against defendant Britton as alleged in plaintiff’s second amended complaint. See ECF Nos. 14 (amended complaint), 15 (screening order). Currently pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion to compel discovery from defendants. ECF No. 37. Defendants have filed an opposition, and plaintiff has filed a reply. ECF Nos. 40, 43. Therefore, the motion has been fully briefed. For the reasons explained below, the court will deny plaintiff’s motion to compel. I. Motion to Compel In his motion to compel, plaintiff indicates that he has not received…