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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-SKO (PC)

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO COMPEL 

AS PREMATURE

(Doc. 31)

Plaintiff Arthur T. Bussiere, 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. On June 19, 2015, 

Plaintiff filed a motion to compel Defendants to respond to his interrogatories, which were served 

on May 5, 2015, and May 6, 2015.

Pursuant to the Court’s scheduling order, the parties have forty-five days to serve

discovery responses. (Doc. 26, ¶2.) In addition, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provide 

three days for mailing. Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(d). Accordingly, Defendants had until June 22, 2015, 

and June 23, 2015, within which to serve their discovery responses. Plaintiff’s motion to compel 

is premature and it is HEREBY DENIED on that ground, without prejudice.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 22, 2015 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 

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In addition, Plaintiff failed to include a copy of his interrogatories. Had Plaintiff’s motion been timely filed, the 

failure to include the discovery requests in dispute would have been grounds for denial of the motion.

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