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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

MICHANN MEADOWS,

Plaintiff,

v.

DR. REEVES,

Defendant.

No. 1:11-cv-00257-DAD-JLT (PC)

ORDER GRANTING LEAVE FOR 

FURTHER DISCOVERY AND SETTING 

TRIAL

The Court held a trial setting conference on August 8, 2016 with counsel. After 

conferring with counsel, the Court ORDERS:

1. The trial is set on March 28, 2017 at 8:30 a.m.;

2. A telephonic trial confirmation hearing is set on January 6, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. 

Telephonic appearances are authorized. Counsel SHALL file a status report no later than 

December 30, 2016 setting forth any impediments to trial as scheduled;

3. The parties may engage in limited additional discovery. The parties may take up 

to five depositions per side. They may propound limited written discovery not to exceed five 

requests for document, 10 interrogatories (with no subparts) and 10 requests for admission. 

The written discovery SHALL NOT duplicate any propounded earlier by the proponent

and SHALL NOT be propounded until after counsel have met and conferred and attempted to 

avoid formal discovery through informal means.

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4. In the event there are any discovery disputes, counsel SHALL follow the following 

procedures:

No written discovery motions shall be filed without the prior approval of the 

assigned Magistrate Judge. A party with a discovery dispute must first confer with 

the opposing party in a good faith effort to resolve by agreement the issues in 

dispute. If that good faith effort is unsuccessful, the moving party promptly shall 

seek a telephonic hearing with all involved parties and the Magistrate Judge. It 

shall be the obligation of the moving party to arrange and originate the conference 

call to the court. To schedule this telephonic hearing, the parties are ordered to 

contact Courtroom Deputy Clerk, Susan Hall at (661) 326-6620 or via email at 

SHall@caed.uscourts.gov. Counsel must comply with Local Rule 251 with 

respect to discovery disputes or the motion will be denied without prejudice and 

dropped from calendar. In scheduling such motions, the Magistrate Judge may 

grant applications for an order shortening time pursuant to Local Rule 144(e). 

However, if counsel does not obtain an order shortening time, the notice of motion 

must comply with Local Rule 251. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 8, 2016 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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