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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

VERNON WAYNE McNEAL, No. 2:02-cv-2524-MCE-JFM-P

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER

FLEMING, et al.,

Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed this

civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The

matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant

to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local General Order No. 262.

Plaintiff filed a complaint in this matter on November 21,

2002. The magistrate judge issued a Pretrial Scheduling Order on

February 11, 2004. Per that order, discovery closed on June 4,

2004. Plaintiff has submitted numerous requests to reopen

discovery, both orally and written, and the Court has denied

every request, finding Plaintiff had ample time to perform

discovery prior to June 4, 2004, and has failed to offer a valid

reason for not completing discovery by that date. 

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Plaintiff's current September 14, 2007 request to reopen

discovery is no different from Plaintiff's prior requests, and

that request is also DENIED.

On May 21, 2007, Plaintiff also filed a request to add two

exhibits to his exhibit list. Plaintiff made this same request

on December 22, 2006, and the Court denied that request without

prejudice, allowing Plaintiff to renew the request by filing a

motion in limine fourteen (14) days in advance of the date set

for trial in this action. Plaintiff has not filed a motion in

limine, as the Court instructed, and has only made a request with

copies of the exhibits attached. Plaintiff's May 21, 2007

request is therefore again DENIED without prejudice, as is a

subsequent December 12, 2007 request to add yet another exhibit.

The Court will allow Plaintiff to properly renew his request to

add exhibits in a motion in limine filed fourteen (14) days in

advance of the date set for trial.

Finally, on October 26, 2007, Plaintiff requested that the

Court provide him with jury instructions and verdict forms. This

request is also DENIED. Parties must obtain and submit their own

jury instructions and verdict forms. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 20, 2007

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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