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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

TONI DEWARD LEVINGSTON, No. CIV S-06-0027-FCD-CMK-P

Plaintiff, 

vs. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

PAUL FREEMAN BONNET, et al.,

Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is defendant Bonnet’s motion to compel (Doc. 30)

plaintiff to provide responses to discovery requests. Plaintiff has not filed an opposition.

In his motion, defendant Bonnet establishes that he served two discovery requests

on plaintiff at his current address of record and that plaintiff has not provided any responses

whatsoever to those requests. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(d) provides, in pertinent part,

as follows:

If a party...fails...to serve answers or objections to interrogatories

submitted under Rule 33, after proper service of the

interrogatories, or...to serve a written response to a request for

inspection submitted under Rule 34, after proper service of the

request, the court in which the action is pending on motion may

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make such orders in regard to the failure as are just, and among

others it may take any action authorized under subparagraph (A),

(B), and (C) of subdivision (b)(2) of this rule. 

Rule 37(b)(2)(C) provides the court with the authority to dismiss the action as a sanction for

failing to respond to discovery requests. In light of plaintiff’s refusal to respond to discovery

requests with no explanation, the court finds dismissal of the action to be an appropriate

sanction. 

Based on the foregoing, the undersigned recommends that this action be

dismissed as a sanction pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37.

These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District

Judge assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within 20 days

after being served with these findings and recommendations, any party may file written

objections with the court. The document should be captioned “Objections to Magistrate Judge's

Findings and Recommendations.” Failure to file objections within the specified time may waive

the right to appeal. See Martinez v. Ylst, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991).

DATED: May 24, 2007.

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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