Williams v. Wasco State Prison et al

Filing 30

ORDER Denying Plaintiff's Motion To Compel (ECF No. 20 ), signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 1/12/2016. (Fahrney, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LANCE WILLIAMS,

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Plaintiff,

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CASE NO. 1:14-cv-01714-MJS (PC)
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
TO COMPEL

v.
(ECF No. 20)
WASCO STATE PRISON, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil

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rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has consented to magistrate

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judge jurisdiction. (ECF No. 5.) The Attorney General made a special appearance on

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behalf of putative unnamed defendants. No other parties have appeared in the action.

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The Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint and found it stated cognizable Eighth

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Amendment medical indifference claims against John Does 1 and 2. (ECF Nos. 10 &

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12.) The Court opened discovery for the limited purpose of identifying the Doe

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defendants. In relation to such discovery, the Court ordered officials at Wasco State

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Prison to provide to the Court specified information for in camera review. (ECF No. 18.)

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Such documents were produced to the Court. The instant motion to compel followed. 1

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(ECF No. 20.)

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Events subsequent to this motion to compel will be addressed by the Court in a separate order.

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Plaintiff states in his motion that he did not receive the documents the Court

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ordered produced for in camera review. He asks that Defendants be compelled to

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produce said documents.

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The Court directed prison officials to submit specified documents directly to the

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Court. The prison complied with this directive. It was not required to produce any

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documents directly to Plaintiff. There is no basis for compelling a further response.

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Based on the foregoing, Plaintiff’s motion to compel is HEREBY DENIED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

January 12, 2016

/s/

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Michael J. Seng

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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