Martin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTOINE L. ARDDS, No. 2:20-cv-0133 TLN KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER KENNETH MARTIN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, with an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Defendants’ request for reasonable expenses is before the court, as is defendants’ subsequent request that this action be dismissed based on plaintiff’s false statements made on the record under penalty of perjury, and plaintiff’s unauthorized sur-reply in which he appears to seek reconsideration of the court’s order denying the motion to compel. As discussed below, defendants’ request for reasonable expenses is granted, but their request that this action be dismissed based on plaintiff’s false statements is denied without prejudice. Plaintiff’s January 16, 2024 filing is construed as a request to reconsider the denial of the motion to compel which is also denied. Background Discovery…