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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

JOHN D. FRANCIS,

Plaintiff, No. 2:09-cv-0640 JAM KJN P 

vs.

MATTHEW CATE, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff has filed a document entitled “Plaintiff’s Request for Production of

Documents.” 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.

The court notes that defendants have received notice of this filing through

CM/ECF (Local Rule 135(a).) Thus, this order will not impact the deadlines set in the July 14,

2010 order.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s request (dkt. no. 44) will

be placed in the court file and disregarded. Plaintiff is cautioned that further filing of discovery

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requests or responses, 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: August 4, 2010

_____________________________________

KENDALL J. NEWMAN

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

fran0640.411

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