Asman

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 THOMAS SCHMITZ, et al,, No. 2:20-cv-00195-DJC-CKD (PS) 12 Plaintiffs, 13 v. ORDER 14 ADAM ASMAN, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiffs Dianne Mallia and Thomas Schmitz proceed without counsel under 42 U.S.C. § 18 1983. The motion presently before the court is filed by defendants Adams, Andaluz, Ashe, 19 Asman, Branman, Brizendine, Brockenborogh, Ceballos, Heatley, J. Johnson, R. Johnson, 20 Ponciano, Ramkumar, Rekart, Robinson, Rudas, M. Smith, C. Smith, Tebrock, Toche, and 21 Waine. (ECF No. 346.) The moving defendants seek to compel third party Joseph Schmitz, M.D., 22 to comply with a subpoena for production of documents. 23 This matter is appropriate for decision without oral argument. See Local Rule 230(g). The 24 court vacates the hearing noticed to take place on April 10, 2024. The motion to compel 25 production of documents in response to the third-party subpoena is granted. 26 I. Background 27 This action arises from the January 2019…