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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 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JAMES EDWARD TAYLOR, JR., 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

HO, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:23-cv-0005 AC P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed what appears to be a motion for 

reconsideration of the order denying his motion for an extension of time. ECF No. 26. He states 

that it will be impossible for him to complete discovery between April 8 and June 7, 2024, 

because he was never provided a copy of his original complaint and he does not have possession 

of his medical records, which he was told would not be provided to him until he was released 

from custody. Id. He further requests assistance in obtaining his medical records. Id. at 2. 

 Local Rule 230(j) requires that a motion for reconsideration state “what new or different 

facts or circumstances are claimed to exist which did not exist or were not shown upon such prior 

motion, or what other grounds exist for the motion; and . . . why the facts or circumstances were 

not shown at the time of the prior motion.” L.R. 230(j)(3)-(4). 

Contrary to plaintiff’s belief, discovery in this case opened on February 15, 2024, not 

April 8, 2024. ECF No. 22. April 8, 2024, is the deadline for serving written requests for 

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discovery. Id. at 6. In other words, plaintiff must serve on defense counsel any requests for 

production, interrogatories, and requests for admission by April 8, 2024. Plaintiff has not 

provided any new facts showing he requires additional time to submit written discovery requests 

or demonstrating that he has been unable to serve requests in the time he has already been 

provided. He also has not identified any new facts or circumstances showing that he will be 

unable to complete any other necessary discovery by the June 7, 2024 close of discovery. The 

motion for reconsideration will therefore be denied. 

With respect to plaintiff’s claim that he has not been provided a copy of his complaint, as 

a one-time courtesy, the Clerk of the Court will be directed to provide plaintiff with a copy of the 

complaint. Plaintiff is advised that further requests for copies will be denied unless they are 

accompanied by the applicable copying fees. As for plaintiff’s request for assistance in obtaining 

his medical records, it appears that plaintiff has requested the records from non-party Sacramento 

County Jail, rather than seeking them from defendant through a discovery request, and it does not 

appear that plaintiff attempted to obtain the records through a subpoena. It therefore unclear 

whether the court has the power to compel their production or what other assistance plaintiff may 

be requesting and the request will be denied. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration (ECF No. 26) is DENIED; 

2. Plaintiff’s request for a copy of the complaint (ECF No. 26) is GRANTED and the 

Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff a one-time, courtesy copy of the complaint (ECF 

No. 1); and 

3. Plaintiff’s request for assistance in obtaining his medical records (ECF No. 26) is 

DENIED. 

DATED: April 1, 2024 

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