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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

LEONEL CANTU LOPEZ,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-04-0822 LKK KJM P

vs.

DIANE BUTLER, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff has filed documents entitled “request for production of documents” and

“first set of interrogatories.” Plaintiff is informed that court permission is not necessary for

discovery requests and that neither discovery requests served on an opposing party nor that

party's responses should be filed until such time as a party becomes dissatisfied with a response

and seeks relief from the court pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Discovery

requests between the parties shall not be filed with the court unless, and until, they are at issue. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s November 28, 2007

request for production of documents and first set of interrogatories will be placed in the court file

and disregarded. Plaintiff is cautioned that further filing of discovery requests or responses, 

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except as required by rule of court, may result in an order of sanctions, including, but not limited

to, a recommendation that this action be dismissed. 

DATED: December 4, 2007. 

/mp

lope0822.411

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