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Nature of Suit Code: 895
Nature of Suit: Freedom of Information Act of 1974
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LEONARD BROWN,

Plaintiff,

v.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,

Defendant.

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Case No. 1:13-cv-01122-LJO-SKO

DISCOVERY ORDER

Unenmuerated Rule 12(b) Motion Deadline: 

March 28, 2014

Deadline to Amend Pleadings: August 1, 2014 

Discovery Cut-Off date: October 3, 2014

Dispositive Motion Deadline: December 5, 2014

Defendant has answered the complaint filed on July 19, 2013. Pursuant to Federal Rules 

of Civil Procedure 1, 16, and 26-36, discovery shall proceed as follows:

1. Discovery requests shall be served by the parties pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure 5 and Local Rule 135, and shall only be filed when required by Local Rules 250.1, 

250.2 and 250.3;

2. Responses to written discovery requests shall be due forty-five (45) days after the 

request is first served;

3. To ensure that the responding party has forty-five (45) days after the request is first 

served to respond, discovery requests must be served at least forty-five (45) days before the 

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discovery deadline;

4. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(a), Defendant may depose Plaintiff 

and any other witness confined in a prison upon condition that, at least fourteen (14) days before 

such a deposition, Defendant serves all parties with the notice required by Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 30(b)(1); and 

5. If disputes arise about the parties' obligations to respond to requests for discovery, 

the parties shall comply with all pertinent rules including Rules 5, 7, 11, 26, and 37 of the Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure and Rules 110, 130, 131, 133, 135, 136, 142, and 230(1) of the Local 

Rules of Practice for the United States District Court, Eastern District of California. Unless 

otherwise ordered, Local Rule 251 shall not apply, and the requirement set forth in Federal Rules 

of Civil Procedure 26 and 37 that a party seeking relief from the court certify that he or she has in 

good faith conferred or attempted to confer with the other party or person in an effort to resolve 

the dispute prior to seeking court action, shall not apply. Voluntary compliance with this 

provision of Rules 26 and 37 is encouraged, however. A discovery motion that does not comply 

with all applicable rules will be stricken and may result in imposition of sanctions.

Further, the parties are advised of the following deadlines:

6. The deadline for filing motions to dismiss for failure to exhaust the administrative 

remedies pursuant to the unenumerated portion of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b) is March 

28, 2014;

7. The deadline to file a motion to amend the pleadings is August 1, 2014;

8. The deadline for the completion of all discovery, including filing motions to 

compel, is October 3, 2014;

9. The deadline for filing pre-trial dispositive motions is December 5, 2014;1

10. A request for an extension of a deadline set in this order must be filed on or before 

the expiration of the deadline in question; and 

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1 The pre-trial dispositive motion deadline does not apply to the filing of unenumerated Rule 12(b) motions to dismiss 

for failure to exhaust. Unenumerated Rule 12(b) motions for failure to exhaust must be filed on or before the deadline 

separately set forth in this order.

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11. An Extension of time will only be granted upon a showing of good cause.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 30, 2014 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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