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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THOMAS SCHMITZ, et al., No. 2:20-cv-00195-DJC-CKD (PS) Plaintiffs, v. ORDER ADAM ASMAN, et al., (ECF No. 238) Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiffs1 move the court to determine the sufficiency of responses to plaintiff Dianne Mallia’s Request for Admission, Set One, served to defendant, Stephen Denigris, M.D., PH.D., pursuant to Rule 36 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (ECF No. 281.) The parties’ joint statement addressing the discovery dispute is before the court. (Id.) The court previously took the motion under submission pursuant to Local Rule 230(g). For the reasons set forth below, the court will grant the motion, in part, as to RFA Nos. 4, 16, and 18. I. Background This action arises from the January 2019 death of William Schmitz (“William”), during his incarceration at Mule Creek State Prison (“MCSP”), under the authority of the California 27 1 Plaintiffs proceed pro se, and this action is before the…