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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

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIAM JOHN DAUGHTERY, CDCR

#F-79985,

Plaintiff,

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DENNIS WILSON, San Diego Police

Officer; ESMERALDA TAGABAN, San

Diego Police Officer; SERGEANT

GRIFFIN; DETECTIVE LEMUS,

Defendants. 

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Case No. 08cv0408-WQH (BLM)

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION REQUESTING INFORMATION 

[Doc. No. 39]

On July 9, 2008, Plaintiff filed a “Motion Requesting Information

from the Clerk.” Doc. No. 39. In this motion, Plaintiff requests

assistance from the Court regarding participating in the settlement

conference, obtaining discovery, locating defendants, and obtaining

forms. Id. The Court cannot provide Plaintiff with advice or

assistance in determining the law or deciding how to obtain discovery or

prosecute his case. Plaintiff is hereby warned that the Court will

reject any future documents seeking the Court’s advice. 

Plaintiff’s future discovery requests should be addressed to

Defendants, not this Court, and must comply with the Federal Rules of

Civil Procedure. Nothing in this Order prohibits Plaintiff from seeking

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to obtain relevant discovery, including some of the information

requested in Plaintiff’s motion, from Defendants via properly-framed

interrogatories pursuant to Rule 33 of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure, requests for admission pursuant to Rule 36, and/or requests

for production of documents pursuant to Rule 34. Only if Plaintiff is

unable to obtain discovery from Defendants or third parties after

utilizing the appropriate discovery channels in compliance with the

Federal Rules and Civil Local Rules will the Court consider a properlyfiled motion to compel. 

Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion is DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: July 21, 2008

BARBARA L. MAJOR

United States Magistrate Judge

COPY TO: 

HONORABLE WILLIAM Q. HAYES

U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE

ALL COUNSEL

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