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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

Plaintiff Juan Montenegro is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

On January 15, 2020, Plaintiff filed two separate motions for discovery seeking information 

relating to location of potential witnesses and records pertaining to Defendants. (ECF Nos. 28, 29.) 

Plaintiff’s requests shall be stricken from the record. As stated in the Court’s December 4, 

2019, discovery and scheduling order, “[d]iscovery requests and responses shall not be filed with the 

Court unless required by Local Rules 250.2, 250.3 and 250.4.” (ECF No. 27 at 1:20-21.) Plaintiff is 

advised that Court permission is not necessary for discovery requests. Discovery is self-executing 

until such time as a party becomes dissatisfied with a response and seeks relief from the court pursuant 

to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Interrogatories, requests for admissions, requests for 

production of documents, and responses thereto shall not be filed with the Court until there is a 

JUAN MONTENEGRO,

 Plaintiff,

v.

DAVID MOORE, et.al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:19-cv-00430-DAD-SAB (PC)

ORDER STRIKING PLAINTIFF’S DISCOVERY 

MOTIONS, FILED ON JANUARY 15, 2020

[ECF Nos. 28, 29]

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proceeding in which the document or proof of service is at issue. Discovery requests improperly filed 

with the Court shall be stricken from the record. 

Accordingly, for the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff’s discovery requests filed on January 15, 

2020, are HEREBY ORDERED stricken from the record.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 16, 2020 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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