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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

EUGENE EVERETT WELCH,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-03-0072 LKK JFM P

vs.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT

OF CORRECTIONS, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983. Several matters are pending before the court.

On April 29, 2005, plaintiff filed a motion for a court order requiring prison

officials to return his television and radio. On May 27, 2005, the court issued a notice setting a

briefing schedule for said motion. On June 13, 2005, defendants filed a request for a thirty day

extension of time to file their response. Good cause appearing, defendants’ request will be

granted. 

On June 2, 2005, plaintiff filed a request for an order requiring defendants to

provide him with documents that he contends are relevant to his claims. It is not clear whether

plaintiff has previously served defendants with a request for production of documents, or whether

this document should be construed as such a request. In either event the request is untimely, as

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 This document was not served on defendants. Plaintiff is advised that every document

submitted to the court for consideration must be served on defendants. Fed. R. Civ. P. 5. 

Plaintiff is required to serve all documents in this action conventionally in accordance with the

relevant provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 5. See Local Rule 5-135(b). Since an attorney has filed a

document with the court on behalf of defendants, documents submitted by plaintiff must be

served on that attorney and not on the defendant. Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b)(1). Conventional service

is usually accomplished by mailing a copy of the document to the attorney’s address of record. 

See Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b)(2)(B). Plaintiff must include with every document filed in this action a

certificate stating the date an accurate copy of the document was mailed to defendants’ attorney

and the address to which it was mailed. See Local Rule 5-135(b) and (c).

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discovery is closed in this action. See Scheduling Order filed January 30, 2005, at 5. Plaintiff’s

request will therefore be denied.

On May 31, 2005, defendants filed a motion for summary judgment. On June 21,

2005, plaintiff filed an opposition thereto. On June 23, 2005, plaintiff filed a letter to the Clerk

of the Court, requesting a “new scheduling order,” information on the deadline for filing an

opposition to defendants’ motion for summary judgment, and a request for blank subpoena

forms.1 Plaintiff is informed that the Clerk of the Court does not issue scheduling orders in this

action. Said orders are issued by this court and are served on plaintiff by the Clerk of the Court. 

Plaintiff has timely filed an opposition to defendants’ motion. Plaintiff has provided no

information as to why he requires blank subpoena forms, so his request for said forms will be

denied without prejudice. 

On June 29, 2005, defendants filed a request for relief from filing a pretrial

statement due to the pendency of their summary judgment motion. Good cause appearing, the

dates for filing pretrial statements, for pretrial conference, and for jury trial will be vacated and

will be reset, if appropriate, following resolution of defendants’ pending motion for summary

judgment. 

Finally, on July 6, 2005, plaintiff filed a motion for an order requiring prison

officials not to require plaintiff to send his television and radio home or to otherwise dispose of

these items until this action is concluded. Plaintiff contends that prison officials have threatened

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to dispose of the items by July 15, 2005. Good cause appearing, counsel for defendants will be

directed to respond to this motion within five days from the date of this order. 

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Defendants’ June 13, 2005 request for an extension of time is granted;

2. Within thirty days from the date of this order defendants shall file and serve a

response to plaintiff’s April 29, 2005 motion;

3. Plaintiff’s June 23, 2005 request for blank subpoenas and for a new scheduling

order is denied without prejudice;

4. Plaintiff’s June 21, 2005 opposition to defendants’ motion for summary

judgment is timely filed;

5. Defendants’ June 29, 2005 request for relief from filing a pretrial statement is

granted;

6. The deadlines set for filing pretrial statements are vacated;

7. The July 22, 2005 pretrial conference set before the undersigned and the

October 11, 2005 jury trial set before the Honorable Lawrence K. Karlton are vacated;

8. Dates for filing pretrial statements, for pretrial conference, and for jury trial

will be reset, as appropriate, following resolution of defendants’ motion for summary judgment;

and 

9. Within five days from the date of this order defendants shall file and serve a

response to plaintiff’s July 6, 2005 motion for a court order requiring prison officials to refrain

from disposing of plaintiff’s television and radio during the pendency of this action.

DATED: July 15, 2005.

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