(PC) Stephenson v. County of Placer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM STEPHENSON, No. 2:20-cv-2227 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER COUNTY OF PLACER, Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a civil detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He challenges his housing classification and conditions of confinement while he was detained at the Placer County Jail from May 2017 to April 2018. (See ECF No. 39.) Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion to compel discovery and request for sanctions. (ECF No. 45.) For the reasons set forth below, the court will deny the motion to compel as moot and reset the deadline for pretrial motions. BACKGROUND On March 8, 2023, the court issued a discovery and scheduling order in this action. (ECF No. 33.) Under the order, the parties could conduct discovery until July 7, 2023. (Id. at 5.) The parties had until that date to file any motion to…