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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SCOTT N. JOHNSON,

Plaintiff, CIV. NO. S-09-1461 JAM GGH 

vs.

THANH HUV NGUYEN, Individually and

d/b/a Cal State Auto Service,

Defendant. ORDER

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Plaintiff has filed a request for inspection of property pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P.

34, but has not noticed it for hearing.

Federal Rule of Procedure 34 provides that a party may request of another party

permission to:

inspect, copy, test, or sample any designated documents or

electronically stored information - including writings, drawings,

graphs, charts, photographs, sound recordings, images, and other

data or data compilations stored in any medium from which

information can be obtained - translated, if necessary, by the

respondent into reasonably usable form, .... or (2) to permit entry

upon designated land or other property in the possession or control

of the party upon whom the request is served for the purpose of

inspection ....

Inspection of property and “things” is well established in federal discovery law,

Fed. R. Civ. P. 34. Nevertheless, the court will not issue an ex parte order in lieu of a discovery

request initially served on the party whose premises are to be inspected. Only if the formal

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request is dishonored will the court issue an order, if appropriate. Plaintiff must follow the rules

for calendaring motions. The parties are referred to E. D. Local Rule 251. 

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion for inspection under Rule 34, filed June 28, 2010, is noticed

for hearing on July 29, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom #9. 

2. Defendant shall file an opposition or statement of non-opposition by July 22,

2010.

DATED: July 2, 2010 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows

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 GREGORY G. HOLLOWS

U.S. Magistrate Judge

GGH:076/Johnson1461.ord.wpd

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