Knowlton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LAWRENCE CHRISTOPHER SMITH, Case No. 1:18-cv-00851-JLT-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR SANCTIONS

v. (ECF No. 36)

KNOWLTON, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

Defendant. FOR SANCTIONS, CONSTRUED AS A

MOTION TO COMPEL DISCOVERY

(ECF No. 48) 17 I. Procedural History Plaintiff Lawrence Christopher Smith (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds against Defendant Knowlton for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment. This case has a long procedural history, but the Court provides the following background as relevant to the motions addressed by the instant order. On July 12, 2019, the parties participated in a settlement conference. (ECF No. 27.) As the settlement conference was not…