Ghaznawi

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ABDUL GHAZNAWI, Case No. 2:22-cv-01988-MCE-CSK 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION TO COMPEL AND DENYING

13 v. DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO STRIKE 14 SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, (ECF Nos. 20, 27) 15 Defendant. 16 17 Presently before the Court is Defendant San Joaquin County’s motion to compel 18 discovery responses pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(a), and his 19 corresponding motion to strike Plaintiff Abdul Ghaznawi’s Joint Discovery Statement.1 20 (ECF Nos. 20, 27.) The Court held a hearing on April 10, 2024, wherein attorney Stanley 21 Goff appeared for Plaintiff and attorney Suli Mastorakos appeared for Defendant. 22 For the reasons that follow and as stated at the hearing, Defendant’s motion to 23 compel is GRANTED and Defendant’s motion to strike Plaintiff’s Joint Discovery 24 Statement is DENIED. As provided in more detail below, Plaintiff shall have until May 10, 25 2024 to serve supplemental responses to Defendant’s…