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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RONNIE E. BARRON,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. MARTEL et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:10-cv-1567 WBS DAD P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding through counsel with this civil rights action seeking

relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter came before the court on June 19, 2015, on plaintiff’s 

motion to re-open discovery on a limited basis. After hearing from the parties, and for the 

reasons stated on the record, the court granted in part and denied in part plaintiff’s motion and 

instructed the parties to meet and confer and provide the court with a proposed schedule as to 

when the limited discovery could be completed, along with a proposed schedule for disclosure of 

experts. The parties have submitted their proposed schedule. 

Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The parties may conduct factual discovery up to and including February 16, 2016. All 

discovery motions must be heard and orders complied with by that date. Plaintiff’s counsel may 

depose defendants Martinez and Todd for up to eight total hours. Plaintiff’s counsel may allocate 

the hours of questioning between the defendants as he sees fit. Plaintiff’s counsel may depose 

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plaintiff’s other treating physicians for up to nine total hours. Plaintiff’s counsel may allocate the 

hours of questioning between plaintiff’s other treating physicians as he sees fit. Except as 

provided in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, defense counsel shall have no additional time

limits on questioning.

2. The parties shall disclose any expert witnesses on or before April 15, 2016.

3. The parties shall disclose any rebuttal expert witnesses on or before June 1, 2016.

4. The parties shall complete expert depositions on or before July 1, 2016.

5. The final pretrial conference (August 15, 2016) and trial (September 13, 2016) before 

United States District Judge William B. Shubb remain uneffected.

Dated: June 29, 2015

DAD:9

barr1567.41mod 

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