(PS) Schmitz v. Asman

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 THOMAS SCHMITZ, et al., No. 2:20-cv-00195-DJC-CKD (PS) 12 Plaintiffs, 13 v. ORDER 14 ADAM ASMAN, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 18 Plaintiffs Thomas Schmitz and Dianne Mallia proceed without counsel under

42 U.S.C. § 19

1983. On February 23, 2024, several of the defendants filed a notice of diminished mental 20 capacity as to plaintiff, Dr. Thomas Schmitz. (ECF No. 348.) Along with the notice, the 21 defendants submitted a letter apparently authored by plaintiff Schmitz’s primary care provider 22 and…