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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

DANNY DEAN DELL’ANTONIA,

Plaintiff,

v.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:00-CV-6602-REC-SMS-P

DISCOVERY ORDER

SCHEDULING ORDER

Unenumerated Rule 12(b)

Motion Deadline - 11/17/05

Discovery Cut-Off Date - 02/17/06

Deadline to Amend Pleadings - 03/17/06

Dispositive Motion Deadline - 04/17/06

Plaintiff Danny Dean Dell’Antonia (“plaintiff”) is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis

in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Defendant Grayson has answered the third

amended complaint filed on March 12, 2002. 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 Rule of Civil

Procedure 5 and Local Rule 5-135, and shall only be filed when required by Local Rules 33-250(c),

34-250(c), and 36-250(c);

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 discovery

deadline; 

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

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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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 11-110, 7-130, 7-131, 5-133, 5-135, 6-136, 43-142, and 78-230(m) of

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

Unless otherwise ordered, Local Rule 37-251 shall not apply. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure 37(a)(2)(A), a motion to compel must be accompanied by “a certification that the movant

has in good faith conferred or attempted to confer with the party not making the disclosure in an

effort to secure the disclosure without court action.” A discovery motion that does not comply with

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

Further:

6. The parties are advised that the deadline for filingmotions to dismiss for failure to exhaust

the administrative remedies pursuant to the unenumerated portion of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

12(b) shall be November 17, 2005;

7. The parties are advised that the deadline for the completion of all discovery, including

filing motions to compel, shall be February 17, 2006;

8. The deadline for amending the pleadings shall be March 17, 2006; 

9. The deadline for filing pre-trial dispositive motions shall be April 17, 2006;

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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; 

11. Extensions of time will only be granted on a showing of good cause; and

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12. This discovery and scheduling order applies only to plaintiff and defendant Grayson.

DATED: 9/14/2005 

 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

SANDRA M. SNYDER

U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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