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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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 Motions for leave to conduct discovery are not part of ordinary civil litigation. Rather,

once defendant has answered the complaint, the parties may conduct discovery. See Fed. R. Civ.

P. 26-37.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THOMAS JOHN HEILMAN,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-08-2788 EFB P

vs.

VOKUFKA, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42

U.S.C. § 1983. He has filed a motion to conduct discovery. He seeks to obtain various

documents that he believes are relevant to this action. However, defendants have neither been

served with process nor filed an answer to the complaint. Thus, discovery at this point is

premature.1

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that plaintiff’s November 20, 2008, motion for discovery is

denied.

Dated: September 2, 2009.

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