Puckett

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 10 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 12 JEREMY PHILLIP PUCKETT, No. 2:22-cv-0350 KJM DB 13 Plaintiff, 14 v. ORDER 15 COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al., 16 Defendants. 17 18 Pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(1) this matter came before the undersigned on March 15, 19 2024, for hearing of plaintiff’s motion to compel. (ECF No. 112.) Attorneys Hilary Soloff, Ryan 20 Snyder, and Harrison Frahn appeared on behalf of plaintiff, who was also present. Attorney John 21 Whitefleet appeared on behalf of defendants. After hearing oral argument, plaintiff’s motion was 22 taken under submission. 23 As the parties are aware in 2001, plaintiff was prosecuted and convicted of robbery and 24 murder. (ECF No. 36 at 2.) Almost 19 years later plaintiff’s conviction was vacated. (Id.) A 25 year later plaintiff was found factually innocent. (Id.) This action alleges defendants violated 26 plaintiff’s constitutional rights by withholding or ignoring exonerating evidence. (Id.) Plaintiff’s 27 motion seeks to compel…