(PC) Bunton v. City of Fresno Police Department
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BENJAMIN KARL RAY BUNTON, Case No. 1:23-cv-00104-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
TO COMPEL BUT AUTHORIZING
v. ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENA OFFICER 1, OFFICER 2, and OFFICER 3, (Doc. No. 11) Defendants. ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND TO
COMPEL DISCOVERY (Doc. No. 12) 18 19 Karl Ray Bunton (“Plaintiff”) is a Montana state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court are two motions filed by Plaintiff seeking to compel discovery or in the alternative, seeking default judgment against Defendants. (Doc. Nos. 11, 12). On June 26, 2023, the undersigned issued a screening order finding that Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) stated cognizable Eighth Amendment excessive use of force claims against three City of…