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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

GUILLERMO CRUZ TRUJILLO, 

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

C/O MUNOZ,

 Defendant.

1:14-cv-01215-GSA-PC

ORDER DENYING REQUEST TO 

PROCEED WITH DISCOVERY AND 

SCHEDULE TRIAL

(Doc. 14.)

Guillermo Cruz Trujillo (APlaintiff@) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983. Plaintiff filed the Complaint 

commencing this action on August 4, 2014. (Doc. 1.) On August 22, 2014, Plaintiff consented 

to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). (Doc. 5.) On January 14, 

2015, the court issued an order dismissing the Complaint for failure to state a claim, with leave 

to amend. (Doc. 10.) On January 28, 2015, Plaintiff filed the First Amended Complaint, which 

awaits the court’s requisite screening. (Doc. 11.) 

On March 16, 2015, Plaintiff filed a request to proceed with discovery and schedule the 

trial for this action. (Doc. 14.) Plaintiff discusses his efforts to obtain records from the prison, 

and requests a form for issuance of a subpoena. 

Plaintiff is advised that the court will issue a scheduling order opening discovery after 

the complaint has been served and the defendant has filed an Answer to the complaint. At this 

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stage of the proceedings, Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint awaits the court’s requisite 

screening process. Service of process shall not be initiated until the court has screened the 

complaint and finds that Plaintiff states cognizable claims. Therefore, it is not time for 

discovery in this action, and Plaintiff’s request to proceed with discovery at this stage of the 

proceedings shall be denied.

Ordinarily, a trial is not scheduled in a case until after discovery has been completed 

and any pretrial dispositive motions have been resolved. Thus, it is premature to schedule a

trial date for this action. Therefore, Plaintiff’s request for a trial date shall be denied.

Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s request to 

commence discovery and schedule a trial date for this action, filed on March 16, 2015, is 

DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 18, 2015 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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