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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

ARTHUR T. BUSSIERE,

Plaintiff,

v.

DR. W. KOKOR, et al.,

Defendants.

_____________________________________/

Case No. 1:13-cv-01565-AWI-SKO (PC)

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS 

LEAVE TO FILE SURREPLY

(Docs. 37, 42, and 44)

Surreply Deadline: Twenty-one days

Response Deadline: Twenty days from surreply 

Plaintiff Arthur T. Bussiere (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on September 27, 2013. This 

action is proceeding on Plaintiff’s amended complaint against Defendants Kokor, Hashemi, and 

Tiggs Brown (“Defendants”) for violation of the Eighth Amendment of the United States 

Constitution. On October 28, 2015, Plaintiff filed a motion seeking leave to submit interrogatories 

in excess of twenty-five. Fed. R. Civ. P. 33(a)(1). On November 17, 2015, Defendants filed a 

statement of non-opposition, to the extent Plaintiff is seeking leave to serve the additional five 

interrogatories on each defendant to which Defendants stated they would respond. On December 

4, 2015, Plaintiff filed a response clarifying that he is seeking leave to serve an additional twentyfive interrogatories on each defendant. 

Although entitled as a motion, Plaintiff’s response is more properly characterized as a 

reply. Given that Plaintiff has clarified his intent in his reply, the Court sua sponte grants leave to 

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file a surreply. If Defendants elect to a surreply, Plaintiff may file an additional response if he 

deems one necessary. 

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Defendants are granted leave to file a surreply within twenty-one (21) days from 

the date of service of this order; and

2. If Defendants elect to file a surreply and Plaintiff determines a further response is 

necessary, he may file a response to Defendants’ surreply within twenty (20) days

from the date of service of the surreply.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 7, 2015 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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