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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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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO REOPENCase No. 2:00-CV-02811-GEB-KJM 

DISCOVERY AND MODIFY PRETRIAL ORDER 

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GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

ETHAN D. DETTMER, SBN 196046 (edettmer@gibsondunn.com) 

JAYESH HINES-SHAH, SBN 214256 (jhinesshah@gibsondunn.com) 

One Montgomery Street 

San Francisco, California 94104 

Telephone: (415) 393-8200 

Facsimile: (415) 986-5309 

JEFFREY A. MINNERY, SBN 232259 (jminnery@gibsondunn.com) 

1881 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, California 94304 

Telephone: (650) 849-5300 

Facsimile: (650) 849-5333 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

OSCAR W. JONES 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OSCAR W. JONES, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

LOU BLANAS, et al., 

Defendants. 

CASE NO. 2:00-CV-02811-GEB-KJM 

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION TO REOPEN DISCOVERY AND 

MODIFY PRETRIAL ORDER 

After considering the briefs and arguments of counsel, and all other matters presented to the 

Court, the Court’s record in this matter, and good cause appearing therefore plaintiff’s unopposed 

Motion to Reopen Discovery and Modify Pretrial Order will be granted. 

In light of the fact counsel has appeared on behalf of plaintiff, all outstanding motions filed by 

plaintiff pro se will be denied without prejudice. 

Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment will be denied without prejudice to refiling prior 

to the expiration of the pretrial motion filing deadline. 

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Plaintiff’s outstanding pro se motions are denied without prejudice. 

2. Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment is denied without prejudice to refiling prior 

to the expiration of the pretrial motion filing deadline. 

3. Plaintiff’s Motion to Reopen Discovery and Modify Pretrial Order is granted. The new 

schedule for discovery, the filing of dispositive motions, and pretrial and trial dates shall 

be as follows: 

Deadline

 

Pretrial Scheduling

Order

(August 29, 2006)

New Date

Discovery Cutoff including 

motions to compel discovery 

January 3, 2007 July 6, 2007 

Requests for discovery 

pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 31, 

33, 34, and 36 

60 days prior to 

discovery cutoff date 

45 days prior to 

discovery cutoff 

date 

All pretrial motions, except 

motions to compel discovery 

(defendants may submit a 

revised motion for summary 

judgment and supporting 

papers) 

March 3, 2007 July 30, 2007 

§ Oppositions: 

August 10 

§ Replies: August 

17 

§ Hearing: 

August 24 

Plaintiff shall file and serve 

pretrial statement and any 

motions necessary to obtain 

the attendance of witnesses at 

trial 

May 3, 2007 September 20, 2007 

Defendants shall file and serve 

pretrial statement 

May 17, 2007 October 4, 2007 

Pretrial conference before the 

magistrate judge 

May 24, 2007 October 18, 2007 

Trial Date August 6, 2007 November 12, 2007 

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff shall be permitted to conduct the following 

depositions: 

1. Deposition pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 30 of Deputy Kevin Farrell. 

2. Deposition pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 30 of defendant Lou Blanas. 

3. Deposition pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6) of defendant Sacramento County 

concerning Mr. Jones’s intake and classification. 

4. Deposition pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6) concerning defendant Sacramento 

County’s intake and classification policy and procedure at the Main Jail. 

5. Deposition pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6) concerning defendant Sacramento 

County’s policies and procedures concerning searches and shakedowns at the Main Jail. 

6. Deposition pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6) concerning defendant Sacramento 

County’s policy regarding religious services at the Main Jail. 

Dated: April 23, 2007. 

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