Ortega

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 LANCE WILLIAMS, Case No.: 18cv547-LAB-MDD

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION FOR SANCTIONS

O. ORTEGA, et al., [ECF No. 108] Defendants. 14 15 On December 9, 2020, Lance Williams (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, moved the Court to impose sanctions upon Defendants for withholding documents responsive to his document requests in request for production of documents, set three, numbers 2 and 3. (ECF No. 108). Defendants filed a response in opposition, arguing that they produced all responsive documents in their possession, custody, and control, and that they otherwise validly objected to the requests. (ECF No. 110). For the reasons stated herein, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s request pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(c)(1), but ORDERS Defendants to: (1) conduct a further search of responsive documents to…