Flemming

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ERIC JOSEPH BUDD, Case No. 1:23-cv-00748-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR SERVICE AND DISCOVERY AS

v. PREMATURE

FLEMMING, et al., (ECF No. 7)

Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Eric Joseph Budd (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s complaint has not yet been screened. Currently before the Court is a letter from Plaintiff, filed June 14, 2023, and docketed as a motion for service and discovery. (ECF No. 7.) Plaintiff asks for information regarding who is responsible for getting Defendant Flemming “the documents he is allowed or required to view per the law.” Plaintiff includes other allegations that may be related to the merits of the case. The Court construes Plaintiff’s letter as a request for service of process or a request to open discovery in this action. Plaintiff’s…