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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DURRELL ANTHONY PUCKETT, No. 2:14-cv-2776-CMK-P

Plaintiff, 

vs. ORDER

A. AGBOLI, et al.,

Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

Pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment (Doc. 4). 

Plaintiff’s motion is premature. Defendants have not filed an answer, and therefore have not

made a general appearance. As the case is not at issue, no discovery has been completed and

there currently is no opposing party. As such, the motion for summary judgment is premature

and will be disregarded. Plaintiff may re-file his motion once the case is at issue and discovery

has been conducted. 

Accordingly, the court will disregard plaintiff’s prematurely filed motion for

summary judgment. The Clerk of the Court is directed to terminate the summary judgment

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motion as a pending motion on the docket. Plaintiff may re-file his motion for summary

judgment at the appropriate time.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: September 30, 2016

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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