Ortega
Williams v. Ortega
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 LANCE WILLIAMS, Case No.: 18cv547-LAB-MDD
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S v. MOTION TO COMPEL
DISCOVERY, APPOINT
O. ORTEGA, et al.,
COUNSEL, AND EXTEND
Defendants. DISCOVERY DEADLINE
15 [ECF No. 78]
17 On September 22, 2020, Plaintiff Lance Williams (“Plaintiff”), a state 18 prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed a motion to compel 19 Defendants O. Ortega, R. Valencia, S. Bustos, F. Lewis, A. Bowman, and M. 20 Kimani (collectively, “Defendants”) to respond to Plaintiff’s request for 21 production of documents, set three, numbers 1 and 2. (ECF No. 78). Plaintiff 22 also asks the Court to appoint counsel and to extend the discovery deadline. 23 (Id. at 2). Defendants filed a response in opposition, arguing that they 24 produced the documents in their possession and that their objections are 25 valid. (ECF No. 80). For the reasons stated herein, the Court DENIES 26 Plaintiff’s motion. I. …