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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SCOTT JOHNSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

FRANK CAO, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:14-cv-1453 MCE CKD

ORDER

Pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion to compel responses to interrogatories and 

production of documents. Because oral argument is not of material assistance, this matter is

submitted on the briefs. E.D. Cal. L.R. 230(g). Upon review of the documents in support and 

opposition, and good cause appearing therefor, THE COURT FINDS AS FOLLOWS:

Plaintiff moves to compel defendant Fair Enterprises, Inc. to respond to requests for 

production of documents and interrogatories. Because no response had been made, the motion 

was briefed under Local Rule 251(c) (no joint statement required where failure to respond to 

discovery). Defendant has now produced responses to the discovery and has advised the court 

that the reason for the delay was the death by suicide of the operator of the defendant business.1 

 

1 Defense counsel also indicates that plaintiff’s counsel was advised in the last half of December 

2015 of the suicide and that a little longer would be required to serve the discovery responses.

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Because discovery responses have now been provided and there has been no meet and 

confer regarding the adequacy of the responses, the motion to compel will be denied without 

prejudice.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The hearing date of February 10, 2016 on plaintiff’s motion to compel is vacated; 

2. Plaintiff’s motion to compel (ECF No. 11) is denied without prejudice; and

3. The court finds an award of expenses is not warranted considering all of the 

circumstances reflected in the record before it on this motion. Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 (a)(5).

Dated: January 27, 2016

4 johnson1453.subm

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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