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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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 See Order filed September 13, 2006, docket number 117.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARCHEA JACKSON,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-05-1531 LKK EFB P

vs.

D.L. RUNNELS, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a prisoner without counsel suing for alleged civil rights violations. See 42

U.S.C. § 1983. On February 7, 2007, plaintiff filed a request for the court to arrange oral

depositions of defendants and to order defendants to provide him with a copy of his deposition

transcript. That request was denied by order filed August 29, 2007, in which the court explained

that because a discovery order had yet to issue, plaintiff’s request was premature. On September

12, 2007, plaintiff filed another request for the court’s assistance in arranging oral depositions of

defendants. A discovery order remains to be issued in this litigation. The court notes that it has

previously cautioned plaintiff that the filing of excessive and meritless motions will result in a

recommendation that this action be dismissed pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b).1

 

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Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that plaintiff’s September 12, 2007, request for the

court’s assistance in arranging oral depositions of defendants is denied. Plaintiff is once again

admonished that frivolous or multiple filings that results in unnecessarily multiplying the

litigation may result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed pursuant to Fed. R. Civ.

P. 41(b). 

Dated: November 1, 2007.

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