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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TIM HARDY and

DARLENE HARDY,

Plaintiffs, No. CIV S-07-0799 JAM EFB

vs.

COUNTY OF EL DORADO, et al., ORDER

Defendants. 

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On September 23, 2008, plaintiffs filed a motion to compel discovery, and set the matter

for hearing on October 15, 2008. 

The district judge’s pretrial scheduling order set the discovery deadline as August 15,

2008, and specified that all discovery shall be completed by that date. The order defined the

term “completed” to mean that “all discovery shall have been conducted so that all depositions

have been taken and any disputes relative to discovery shall have been resolved by appropriate

order if necessary and, where discovery has been ordered, the order has been complied with.”

See Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order (Dckt. No. 62). On August 15, 2008, the district judge

denied plaintiffs’ ex parte application to extend the discovery deadline. See Order (Dckt. No.

89). 

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Plaintiffs set their discovery motion for hearing after the discovery deadline. This court

has no authority to modify the district judge’s pretrial scheduling order. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiffs’ discovery motion (Dckt. No. 94) is denied without prejudice as untimely;

2. The October 15, 2008, hearing noticed by plaintiffs’ discovery motion is vacated; and 

3. Defendants’ motion to strike (Dckt. No. 95) plaintiffs’ discovery motion is denied as

moot.

SO ORDERED. 

DATED: September 29, 2008.

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