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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TOMMY ROY KEETON,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-04-00697 GEB JFM P

vs.

SERGEANT CAROLL, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983. On June 15, 2005, plaintiff filed a notice of change of address. That

document was not served on defendants. Plaintiff is advised that every document submitted to

the court for consideration must be served on defendants. Fed. R. Civ. P. 5. Plaintiff is required

to serve all documents in this action conventionally in accordance with the relevant provisions of

Fed. R. Civ. P. 5. See Local Rule 5-135(b). Since an attorney has filed a document with the

court on behalf of defendants, documents submitted by plaintiff must be served on that attorney

and not on the defendants. Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b)(1). Conventional service is usually accomplished

by mailing a copy of the document to the attorney’s address of record. See Fed. R. Civ. P.

5(b)(2)(B). Plaintiff must include with every document filed in this action a certificate stating

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the date an accurate copy of the document was mailed to defendants’ attorney and the address to

which it was mailed. See Local Rule 5-135(b) and (c).

On July 1, 2005, plaintiff filed a request for production of documents. Plaintiff is

informed that court permission is not necessary for discovery requests and that neither discovery

requests served on an opposing party nor that party's responses should be filed until such time as

a party becomes dissatisfied with a response and seeks relief from the court pursuant to the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Discovery requests between the parties shall not be filed with

the court unless, and until, they are at issue. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: July 21, 2005.

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