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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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Request for Extension of Time (2:07-CV-00184 KJD)

EDMUND G. BROWN JR., State Bar No. 37100

Attorney General of California

KENNETH R. WILLIAMS, State Bar No. 73170

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

MISHA D. IGRA, State Bar No. 208711

Deputy Attorney General

1300 I Street, Suite 125

P.O. Box 944255

Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

Telephone: (916) 324-5388

Fax: (916) 324-5205

E-mail: Misha.Igra@doj.ca.gov

Attorneys for Defendants Wagner, Rohrer, Keller,

Noriega, and Moser

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

MAURICE SCOTT,

Plaintiff,

v.

MTA KELLER,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:07-CV-00184 KJD PAL

DEFENDANTS’ REQUEST FOR 21-DAY 

EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO 

DISCOVERY

Defendants Wagner, Rohrer, Keller, Noriega, and Moser (Defendants) respectfully request 

a twenty-one (21) day extension of time to respond to Interrogatories propounded by Plaintiff 

before this Court issued its Order regarding discovery on March 31, 2010. (Docket #110.) As 

further set forth in the attached declaration of Defendants’ counsel, Plaintiff propounded eight

sets of new discovery while Defendants’ Motion for Protective Order (Docket #70) regarding 

seventy-five pages of previously-propounded discovery was still pending. Specifically, Plaintiff 

propounded three new sets of Requests for Admissions and five new sets of Interrogatories.

Defendants have prepared and served responses to all three sets of Requests for 

Admissions, but require additional time to prepare and serve responses to the five sets of 

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Interrogatories. The current deadline is April 26, 2010, but Defendants respectfully request an 

extension of time to and including May 17, 2010, to serve their responses.

This is Defendants’ first request for an extension of time to respond to discovery. This 

request is not made for an improper purpose, and a decision by this Court to grant the request will 

not cause prejudice to Plaintiff’s case or unduly delay the prosecution of this action. 

Because the Plaintiff is incarcerated, the undersigned did not consult with him prior to 

submitting this request. 

Dated: April 14, 2010 Respectfully submitted,

EDMUND G. BROWN JR. Attorney General of California

KENNETH R. WILLIAMS

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

/s/ Misha D. Igra

MISHA D. IGRA

Deputy Attorney General

Attorneys for Defendants

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DECLARATION OF MISHA D. IGRA

I, Misha D. Igra, declare:

1. I am currently employed by the California Department of Justice as a Deputy 

Attorney General in the Correctional Law Section. I am licensed to practice before all of the 

courts of the State of California, as well as the United States District Court for the Eastern District 

of California. I have personal knowledge of each of the matters set forth in this Declaration.

2. I represent Defendants Wagner, Rohrer, Keller, Noriega, and Moser (Defendants) 

in the matter of Scott v. Keller, U.S.D.C. Eastern District of California, case number 2:07-CV00184 KJD PAL.

3. After Plaintiff filed a motion for additional discovery (Docket #103) before he

responds to Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket # 93), and while Defendants’ 

Motion for a Protective Order (Docket #70) was still pending, Plaintiff served me with eight sets 

of additional discovery. More specifically, on March 10, 2010, I received three sets of Requests 

for Admissions directed to Dr. Noriega, Dr. Rohrer, and Defendant Keller. The same day, I 

received five sets of Interrogatories directed to Dr. Noriega, Dr. Rohrer, Defendant Keller, 

Defendant Wagner, and Defendant Moser. 

4. On March 31, 2010, this Court issued an Order which provides, in part, “Defendants’ 

Motion for Protective Order (Dkt. #70) is GRANTED. Plaintiff may serve up to twenty-five 

interrogatories on the Defendants and requests for admissions which comply with Rule 36 and the 

cases cited in this order.” (Docket # 110, Order, 6:23-25.)

5. I have interpreted the March 31, 2010 Order to retroactively authorize the eight sets 

of discovery received from Plaintiff on March 10, 2010, and to render moot Plaintiff’s motion for 

additional discovery. (Docket #103.) Given the 45-day discovery timeline provided in this 

Court’s Discovery Order (Docket #28, Order, 1:22-23), the deadline for responses is currently 

Monday, April 26, 2010. 

6. Since receiving the Court’s Order, I have prepared and served Plaintiff with 

responses to all of the Requests for Admissions. But I require additional time to gather 

information and prepare responses to the several sets of Interrogatories. Therefore, I respectfully 

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request a three-week extension of time to and including May 17, 2010, to serve responses to

Plaintiff’s five most recent sets of Interrogatories directed to Dr. Noriega, Dr. Rohrer, Defendant 

Keller, Defendant Wagner, and Defendant Moser.

6. I make this request in order to be able to properly address the interrogatories, and 

not for an improper purpose.

7. Due to the fact that the Plaintiff is currently incarcerated, I have not consulted with 

him prior to submitting this request.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed at Sacramento, California on April 14, 2010.

/s/ Misha D. Igra_____

MISHA D. IGRA

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DECLARATION OF SERVICE BY U.S. MAIL

Case Name: Scott v. Keller, et al. 

No.: 2:07-CV-00184 KJD PAL 

I declare:

I am employed in the Office of the Attorney General, which is the office of a member of the 

California State Bar, at which member's direction this service is made. I am 18 years of age or 

older and not a party to this matter. I am familiar with the business practice at the Office of the 

Attorney General for collection and processing of correspondence for mailing with the United 

States Postal Service. In accordance with that practice, correspondence placed in the internal 

mail collection system at the Office of the Attorney General is deposited with the United States 

Postal Service that same day in the ordinary course of business.

On April 14, 2010, I served the attached:

● DEFENDANTS’ REQUEST FOR 21-DAY EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND 

TO DISCOVERY

by placing a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope with postage thereon fully prepaid, in 

the internal mail collection system at the Office of the Attorney General at 1300 I Street, Suite 

125, P.O. Box 944255, Sacramento, CA 94244-2550, addressed as follows:

Maurice Scott, J-43336

California State Prison - Solano

P.O. Box 4000

Vacaville, CA 95696-4000

In Pro Per

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California the foregoing is true 

and correct and that this declaration was executed on April 14, 2010, at Sacramento, California.

______D. Jones______ ______/s/ D. Jones______

Declarant Signature

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[Proposed] Order (2:07-CV-00184 KJD)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MAURICE SCOTT,

Plaintiff,

v.

MTA KELLER,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:07-CV-00184 KJD PAL

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Good cause appearing, Defendants’ Request for Extension of Time to Respond to 

Discovery is GRANTED. Defendants’ deadline to serve responses to Plaintiff’s Interrogatories 

directed to Dr. Noriega, Dr. Rohrer, Defendant Keller, Defendant Wagner, and Defendant Moser

is extended to and including May 17, 2010.

Dated: ___________________________ __________________________

The Honorable Peggy A. Leen

April 15, 2010

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[Proposed] Order (2:07-CV-00184 KJD)

DECLARATION OF SERVICE BY U.S. MAIL

Case Name: Scott v. Keller, et al. 

No.: 2:07-CV-00184 KJD PAL 

I declare:

I am employed in the Office of the Attorney General, which is the office of a member of the 

California State Bar, at which member's direction this service is made. I am 18 years of age or 

older and not a party to this matter. I am familiar with the business practice at the Office of the 

Attorney General for collection and processing of correspondence for mailing with the United 

States Postal Service. In accordance with that practice, correspondence placed in the internal 

mail collection system at the Office of the Attorney General is deposited with the United States 

Postal Service that same day in the ordinary course of business.

On April 14, 2010, I served the attached:

● [PROPOSED] ORDER

by placing a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope with postage thereon fully prepaid, in 

the internal mail collection system at the Office of the Attorney General at 1300 I Street, Suite 

125, P.O. Box 944255, Sacramento, CA 94244-2550, addressed as follows:

Maurice Scott, J-43336

California State Prison - Solano

P.O. Box 4000

Vacaville, CA 95696-4000

In Pro Per

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California the foregoing is true 

and correct and that this declaration was executed on April 14, 2010, at Sacramento, California.

______D. Jones______ ______/s/ D. Jones______

Declarant Signature

SA2008301176 

30990449.doc

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