Opinion
3:20-cv-07208-JD
01-10-2024
HOWARD HERSHIPS, Plaintiff, v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA SUPERIOR COURT, et al., Defendants.
ORDER RE DISCOVERY STAY AND MOTION TO SEAL
JAMES DONATO UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Pro se plaintiff Herships' request to lift the discovery stay under General Order No. 56 in this Americans with Disabilities Act case, Dkt. No. 64, is denied. The case is still in the pleadings stage, and the Court just granted Herships' request to file a fourth amended complaint. Dkt. No. 68. It is too early for a summary judgment motion, as Herships proposes. To the extent Herships believes that defendants “have at all times refused to properly provide initial disclosures,” Dkt. No. 64 at 4-5, he may file a discovery letter pursuant to the Court's standing order on discovery disputes.
Although not entirely clear on the docket, Herships appears to have filed a request to consider whether another party's material should be sealed. See Dkt. No. 66. The request is denied without prejudice as not properly presented or supported at this time.
IT IS SO ORDERED.