Martinez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MELVIN RAY BRUMMETT, JR., Case No. 1:21-cv-00086-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO REOPEN DISCOVERY AND TO AMEND

v. SCHEDULING ORDER MARTINEZ, (ECF No. 108) Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Melvin Ray Brummett, Jr. (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. All parties have consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. (ECF No. 105.) This case is set for a jury trial on October 16, 2024, on Plaintiff’s claims against Defendant Martinez (“Defendant”) for retaliation in violation of the First Amendment and deliberate indifference to risk of harm in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to reopen discovery and to amend the scheduling order, filed April 24, 2024. (ECF No. 108.) Defendant filed an opposition on May 9, 2024. (ECF No. 109.) Although the deadline…