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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KENNETH L. HOWARD,

Plaintiff,

v.

A. HEDGPETH, et al., 

Defendants.

Case No. 08cv0859 RTB (PCL)

ORDER GRANTING

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO

COMPEL DISCOVERY

(Doc. No. 37)

Plaintiff Kenneth L. Howard, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis,

filed a civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on June 19, 2008. (Doc. No. 10.) On June

1, 2010, Plaintiff filed a Motion to Compel Discovery seeking responses to outstanding

Interrogatories, Requests for Productions of Documents and Requests for Admissions. (Doc.

No. 37.) The Court issued a Briefing Schedule requiring Defendants to Oppose Plaintiff’s

Motion or indicate their non-opposition to the Court by June 22, 2010. However, Defendants

failed to respond to the Court’s Order by that date. (See Doc. No. 41.) On July 9, 2010, Plaintiff

filed a timely Motion for Sanctions requesting imposition of sanctions on Defendants for failure

to comply with the Court’s Order. (Doc. No. 40.) 

Thereafter, on July 15, 2010, the Court held a telephonic Mandatory Settlement

Conference during which the parties were present via telephone and advised the Court of the

status of this case. At this Conference, defense counsel indicated non-opposition to the Motion

to Compel and requested ten (10) days to produce the requested responses. 

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After reviewing the Motion to Compel Discovery, Motion for Sanctions and Defendants’

Statement of Non-Opposition to the Motion to Compel, and being advised of the status of the

case, Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Discovery is GRANTED in its entirety. Defendants must

produce all discovery indicated in Plaintiff’s Motion by July 26, 2010. The Court takes

Plaintiff’s Motion for Sanctions under submission at this time. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: July 15, 2010 

Peter C. Lewis

U.S. Magistrate Judge

United States District Court

cc: The Honorable Roger T. Benitez

All Parties and Counsel of Record

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