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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FREDERICK JONES, SR., CASE NO. CV-F-04-6214 AWI DLB 

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

Plaintiffs, MOTIONS TO COMPEL

vs. [Docs. 52, 53]

DARREN SWEENEY,

Defendant.

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Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

§ 1983. This action is proceeding against defendant Sweeney on plaintiff’s amended complaint, filed

November 24, 2004. Now pending before the Court are defendant’s motions to compel, filed September

7, 2006 and November 1, 2006. Plaintiff filed no opposition or statement of no opposition to the

motions.

I. Discussion

The discovery phase of this litigation was opened by court order on June 29, 2006. On March

8, 2006, defendant served plaintiff with Interrogatories (Set No. 1) and a Request for Production (Set.

No.1). Declaration of James J. Arendt, ¶ 2. No responses from plaintiff were received. Id. On June

16, 2006, counsel for defendant received a letter from plaintiff, stating that his address changed to the

Merced County Jail. Declaration of James J. Arendt, ¶ 6. On September 5, 2006, defendant re-served

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the written discovery. Declaration of James J. Arendt, ¶ 8. As of the date of filing this motion,

defendant has not received responses to the discovery. Declaration of James J. Arendt, ¶ 9. 

On June 21, 2006, defendant served plaintiff with a Request for Production of Documents (Set

No. 2). Declaration of James J. Arendt, ¶ 2. When no responses were received, defense counsel sent

a meet and confer letter to plaintiff on August 11, 2006. Declaration of James J. Arendt, ¶ 3. As of the

filing of this motion, defendant has not received a response to the second request for production of

documents. Id. 

After reviewing the record, the Court finds that the discoveryrequests and the motions to compel

were properly served on plaintiff. Despite this, plaintiff did not respond to either the requests or the

motion to compel. 

Accordingly, defendant’s September 7, 2006 and November 1, 2006 motions to compel

responses to written discovery are HEREBY GRANTED. Plaintiff shall serve responses, without

objections, within twenty days from the date of service of this order. Within twenty days of this Order,

plaintiff shall also file a response to defendant’s request for sanctions in the total amount of $961.50

($465.00 and $496.50). Plaintiff is expressly warned that the failure to serve responses in compliance

with this order and failure to file a response to defendant’s request for sanctions, will result in the

imposition of sanctions deemed appropriate by this court.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 20, 2006 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

3b142a UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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