Villasenor

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JASON SCOTT HOUNIHAN, Case No. 1:23-cv-00163-EPG (PC)

Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING PARTIES TO

EXCHANGE DOCUMENTS

v.

JOSE C. VILLASENOR, Defendant(s). 14 Jason Scott Hounihan (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On July 11, 2023, the Court issued an order requiring the parties to file scheduling and discovery statements. (ECF No. 23). The parties have now filed their statements. (ECF Nos. 29, 30).1 The Court has reviewed this case and the parties’ statements. In an effort to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive disposition of this action,2 the Court will direct that certain

22 1 The Court notes that Defendant states that Plaintiff has been charged with various crimes, including drug offenses, related to the incident in the complaint, which case remains pending in state court. (ECF No. 30, pp. 3-4). And “Defendant requests…