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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALTON E. FITZGERALD, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, )

et al., )

Defendants. )

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______________________________)

1:04-CV-6336 REC LJO P 

DISCOVERY ORDER 

SCHEDULING ORDER

Unenumerated Rule 12(b) Motion Deadline - 6/12/06

Discovery Cut-Off Date - 12/12/06

Deadline to Amend Pleadings - 1/12/07

Dispositive Motion Deadline - 2/12/07

Defendants Adams and Woodford have answered the amended complaint filed on April 18,

2005. 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 requestsshall 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; 

4. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(a), defendants may depose plaintiff and

any other witness confined in a prison upon condition that, at least fourteen (14) days before such a

deposition, defendants serve all parties with the notice required byFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(1);

and

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

motions 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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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 ofthe 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 June 12, 2006;

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

filing motions to compel, shall be December 12, 2006;

8. The deadline for amending the pleadings shall be January 12, 2007; 

9. The deadline for filing pre-trial dispositive motions shall be February 12, 2007;1

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; and

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

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 10, 2006 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

i0d3h8 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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