Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-caed-2_16-cv-00945/USCOURTS-caed-2_16-cv-00945-8/pdf.json

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

---

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

1 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DIMITRIC MOSLEY, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

DR. MA, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:16-cv-0945 WBS AC P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights 

action, moves to compel discovery and to extend the discovery deadline. See ECF Nos. 31, 32. 

The Discovery and Scheduling Order was issued in this case on October 2, 2019, setting the 

discovery deadline as January 31, 2020, and the dispositive motion deadline as May 1, 2020. 

ECF No. 27. 

 Defense counsel has filed an opposition to plaintiff’s motion to compel, setting forth the 

applicable deadlines and demonstrating that the motion was prematurely filed. See ECF No. 33. 

For the reasons set forth by defense counsel, plaintiff’s motion to compel will be denied without 

prejudice. 

 Plaintiff also requests an extension of the discovery deadline. Plaintiff contends that 

extended time is necessary because, in addition to not yet receiving defendants’ responses to his 

discovery requests, he “has been limited to less than 4 hours of library access in the last 45 days,” 

Case 2:16-cv-00945-WBS-AC Document 34 Filed 01/15/20 Page 1 of 2
1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

2 

apparently due to being in Ad Seg, and states that he is awaiting transfer to a mainline institution. 

ECF No. 31. Defendants offer no position on plaintiff’s request. Because plaintiff has already 

propounded discovery in this case and does not explain what additional discovery he seeks and 

why it is necessary, his request will be denied without prejudice for failure to demonstrate good 

cause. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4) (“A schedule may by modified only for good cause and with 

the judge’s consent.”). 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

 1. Plaintiff’s motion to compel discovery, ECF No. 32, is DENIED without prejudice as 

premature; and 

 2. Plaintiff’s motion to extend the discovery deadline, ECF No. 31, is DENIED without 

prejudice for failure to demonstrate good cause. 

DATED: January 14, 2020 

Case 2:16-cv-00945-WBS-AC Document 34 Filed 01/15/20 Page 2 of 2