(PC) Washington v. Yaplee

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ROBERT WAYNE WASHINGTON, Case No. 1:20-cv-01356-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO BIFURCATE 13 v. (ECF No. 69). 14 STEVEN M. YAPLEE, M.D. 15 Defendant. 16 17 18 Before the Court is Defendant Steven M. Yaplee’s motion to hold a separate trial on 19 Defendant’s statute of limitations defense. (ECF No. 69). Plaintiff opposes Defendant’s request. 20 (ECF No. 74). For the reasons that follow, the Court will deny Defendant’s motion. 21 I. BACKGROUND 22 This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s…