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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

KENNETH L. HOWARD,

Plaintiff,

v.

A. HEDGPETH, et al., 

Defendants.

Case No. 08cv0859 RTB (PCL)

ORDER SETTING BRIEFING

SCHEDULE ON PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION TO COMPEL

DISCOVERY

(Doc. No. 37)

Plaintiff Kenneth L. Howard (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in

forma pauperis with an action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (See Doc. No. 10.) On June

1, 2010, Plaintiff filed a Motion to Compel Response to Interrogatories and Production of

Documents seeking production of certain written discovery propounded on Defendants. (Doc.

No. 37.) 

The Court determines that this matter is currently in discovery and a telephonic

Mandatory Settlement Conference is set for July 15, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. (See Doc. No. 29.) The

Court sets this hearing date as the appropriate date for a hearing on Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel. 

If Defendants oppose Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel, any opposition to the granting of the motion

shall be served and filed by the responding party not more than twenty-one (21) days after June

1, 2010, the date of service of the motion. See L. R. 78-230(l). 

Moreover, a responding party who has no opposition to the granting of the motion shall

serve and file a statement to that effect, specifically designating the motion in question. Id. The

parties should note that failure of the responding party to file an opposition or to file a statement

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of no opposition may be deemed a waiver of any opposition to the granting of the motion and

may result in the imposition of sanctions. Id. 

Plaintiff may serve and file a Reply to the Opposition on or before June 29, 2010. See L.

R. 78-230(l). 

DATED: June 2, 2010 

Peter C. Lewis

U.S. Magistrate Judge

United States District Court

cc: The Honorable Roger T. Benitez

All Parties and Counsel of Record

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