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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ERNEST LEE VADEN,

Plaintiff,

v.

DR. ROBERT L. MAYES, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:19-cv-2216 TLN CKD P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a California prisoner proceeding with a civil action against defendants Dr. 

Mayes, Dr. Kuersten, and California State Prison, Solano. In an order dated February 28, 2023,

the court found that discovery was closed except that plaintiff was granted leave to file motions to 

compel concerning defendants’ responses to plaintiff’s first set of requests for production of 

documents and/or defendants’ responses to plaintiff’s second set of requests for production of 

documents in accordance with the terms identified in the order. Plaintiff has not filed a motion to 

compel. Instead, on August 4, 2023, the parties submitted a request that the court conduct in

camera review with respect to certain documents.

Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The parties request for in camera review is granted. The court will review the 

documents identified in paragraph 8 of the parties’ request.

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2. Defendants shall provide the court with all documents identified in paragraph 8 by 

November 20, 2023. With respect to every document provided, defendants must identify: (1) the 

applicable request for production; and (2) defendants’ objection, at this point, to producing the 

document. Defendants are referred to the court’s February 28, 2023, order as to what constitutes 

a permissible objection. 

3. The parties shall continue to meet and confer in good faith to comply with the court’s 

February 28, 2023, order.

4. The deadline for plaintiff to file the motions to compel described above is stayed and 

will be reset once the court completes the in camera review.

5. All outstanding motions filed by plaintiff (ECF # 168, 169, 171, 173 and 174), which 

all concern further discovery, are denied without prejudice to refiling when the court resets the 

motion to compel deadline. Plaintiff shall refrain from filing any discovery-related motions until 

the in camera review is complete.

6. Failure to comply with this order could result in sanctions including dismissal. 

Dated: November 3, 2023

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vade2216.mtc(6)

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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