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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

AHKEEM WILLIAMS,

Plaintiff,

v.

KIM PEDRIERO, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No. 1:12-cv-00606-SKO (PC)

ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO PAY 

DEFENDANTS $360.00 WITHIN THIRTY 

DAYS

(Doc. 94)

Plaintiff Akheem Williams (“Plaintiff”), a former state prisoner proceeding pro se and in 

forma pauperis, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on April 17, 2012. This 

action is proceeding against Defendants Garcia, Valdez, Cortez, Silva, Castro, Day, Stepp, Collier, 

Torres, Delia, Jr., and Tordsen (“Defendants”) for use of excessive physical force, in violation of 

the United States Constitution. 

On March 18, 2014, the Court denied Plaintiff’s motion to compel and provided Plaintiff 

thirty days within which to respond to Defendants’ request for reasonable expenses in the amount 

of $360.00, incurred in opposing the motion. Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(a)(5)(B). (Docs. 84, 87, 94.) 

Plaintiff did not file a response.

Plaintiff’s motion to compel was not substantially justified and there exist no other 

circumstances making an award of expenses unjust. Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(a)(5)(B). Accordingly, it 

is HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Plaintiff has thirty (30) days from the date of service of this order within which to 

pay Defendants $360.00;1and

2. The failure to comply with this order may result in the imposition of sanctions, 

including dismissal of this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 19, 2014 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 

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If Plaintiff pays by check or money order, it should be made payable to Weakley & Arendt, LLP. (Doc. 83, Def. 

Notice, 2:8-9.)

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