Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-azd-2_04-cv-00457/USCOURTS-azd-2_04-cv-00457-0/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

WO

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

James Lee LaChance, )

)

Plaintiff, ) CIV 04-457 PHX SRB (VAM)

) CIV 04-1130 PHX SRB (VAM)

v. ) (CONSOLIDATED)

)

Maricopa County Flood Control ) O R D E R

District, et al., )

)

 Defendants. )

On September 19, 2005, plaintiff filed a Motion to Compel

Discovery. (Doc. 149). In the Motion to Compel, plaintiff asks the

Court to order defendant, Correctional Services Corporation, to

answer his requests for admissions. The Motion indicates that the

requests for admissions were served and there has been no response.

Defendant, Correctional Services Corporation, filed a response

indicating they have responded to the requests for admissions. 

The Motion to Compel a response to a request for admission is

not contemplated by Rule 36, F.R.Civ.P. If a matter is not admitted

within thirty days after service of the request, the request is

deemed admitted. Therefore, it is not necessary or contemplated by

the Rule that a party asks the Court to order a response. If the

request for admission was timely and proper, a party's failure to

respond is deemed an admission under the Rule. Rule 36, F.R.Civ.P.

Therefore, the Motion will be denied.

Case 2:04-cv-00457-SRB-VAM Document 165 Filed 12/06/05 Page 1 of 2
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 2

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED denying plaintiff's Motion to Compel

Discovery. (Doc. 149).

DATED this 6th day of December, 2005.

Case 2:04-cv-00457-SRB-VAM Document 165 Filed 12/06/05 Page 2 of 2