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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 28:1983 Civil Rights

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United States District Court

Eastern District of California 

George L. Aaron,

Plaintiff, No. Civ. S 05-0173 LKK PAN P

vs. Order

Dickinson, et al.,

Defendants.

-oOoJuly 7, 2005, the court directed plaintiff to submit

information for serving defendant Sundham, informing him that if

he did not the court would recommend dismissal of claims against

this defendant. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). The court extended time

for plaintiff to comply, until January 15, 2006. Plaintiff has

not. 

January 19, 2006, plaintiff moved for an order compelling

defendants to provide discovery, stating defendants had failed to

respond to discovery served November 13, 17 and 20, 2005. 

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Defendants opposed the motion, attaching a declaration stating

that discovery responses were served December 22, 2005. The

record shows plaintiff now has received the responses.

 February 3, 2006, plaintiff moved the court to extend

discovery. Such extension is appropriate. 

Accordingly,

1. Within 30 days, plaintiff shall show cause why claims

against Sundham should not be dismissed for failure timely to

serve process.

2. Plaintiff’s January 19, 2006, motion to compel is denied

as moot. He may file a new motion challenging the sufficiency of

defendants’ discovery responses.

3. Plaintiff’s February 3, 2006, request to extend

discovery is granted. The discovery cut-off date set in the

court’s October 20, 2005, scheduling order is extended to May 15,

2006. Dispositive motions must be filed and served by July 14,

2006. Pretrial conference is set for November 4, 2006, with

plaintiff’s pretrial statement due October 6, 2006, and

defendants’ due October 20, 2006. The October 24, 2006, trial is

vacated, to be re-set in the pretrial order.

So ordered.

Dated: February 14, 2006. 

 /s/ Peter A. Nowinski 

 PETER A. NOWINSKI

 Magistrate Judge

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