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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1964 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAM BESS,

Plaintiff, No. 2:07-cv-1989 JAM JFM

vs.

MATTHEW CATE, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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On December 17, 2009, plaintiff filed a letter requesting a conference call to

resolve a discovery dispute. Tracking records for the United Parcel Service reflect that this

request and accompanying declaration were delivered to the clerk’s office mail room at 10:43

a.m. on December 18, 2009. However, the UPS envelope with the enclosures were not

discovered by the undersigned until Wednesday, December 30, 2009. The envelope had been

placed in a staff attorney box on the 16th floor by some unknown person on an unknown date. It

does not appear that counsel for either party called either the courtroom deputy or chambers to

notify the court of the filing or to inquire as to its status. 

Because the undersigned was not aware of this filing until December 30, 2009, the 

discovery deadline passed on December 22, 2009, and the undersigned has no authority to

accommodate the request. The undersigned has taken steps to inquire why chambers was not

informed of the UPS delivery on December 18, 2009. However, in any event, further action by

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the undersigned regarding discovery may not take place unless one or both parties obtain relief

from the district judge assigned to this case.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s December 17, 2009 

request is denied. 

DATED: January 12, 2010.

/001; bess.den

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