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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GERRY WILLIAMS,

Plaintiff,

v.

CLEMENT OGBUEHI, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:19-cv-00855-JLT-EPG (PC)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION TO EXCEED THE COURT 

ORDERED FIFTEEN INTERROGATORIES 

DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY OF THE 

ISSUES IN THIS CASE

(ECF No. 55)

Gerry Williams (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in 

this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case is proceeding against 

defendants Ogbuehi and Ulit based on allegations that Plaintiff’s Hepatitis C “went untreated 

despite his reports of excruciating pain,” and that “he received no treatment for his pain 

associated with Hepatitis C and cirrhosis.” (ECF No. 24, p. 2). 

On June 17, 2022, the Court issued a scheduling order. (ECF No. 47). Among other 

things, the Court ordered that “[a] party may serve on any other party no more than 15 

interrogatories, 15 requests for production of documents, and 15 requests for admission. If a 

party wishes to serve additional discovery requests, that party may file a motion for additional 

discovery requests with the Court, explaining why additional discovery requests are necessary.” 

(Id. at 3).

On September 1, 2022, Plaintiff filed a motion to exceed the Court ordered fifteen 

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interrogatories due to the complexity of the issues in this case. (ECF No. 55). Plaintiff asks that 

he be allowed to serve a total of 25 interrogatories on Defendants (Plaintiff has already served 4

interrogatories on Defendants, and he wants to serve 21 more). Plaintiff asks for the additional 

interrogatories due to the complexity of this case and the issues related to Hepatitis C and 

cirrhosis of the liver.

The Court finds good cause to grant Plaintiff’s motion. 

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff may serve on each other party a total of 25 

interrogatories.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 5, 2022 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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