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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WALTER R. REID, Case No. 1:22-cv-00549-ADA-EPG (PC)

Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING PARTIES TO

EXCHANGE DOCUMENTS

v.

BARRY GREEN, Defendant(s). 14 Walter Reid (“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 August 18, 2023, the Court issued an order requiring the parties to file scheduling and discovery statements. (ECF No. 29). The parties have now filed their statements. (ECF Nos. 30, 31). The Court has reviewed this case and the parties’ statements. In an effort to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive disposition of this action,1 the Court will direct that certain documents that are central to the dispute be promptly produced.2

1 See, e.g., United States v. W.R. Grace, 526 F.3d 499, 508-09 (9th Cir. 2008) (“We begin with the principle that the district court is charged with effectuating the speedy and orderly…