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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

GREGORY LYNN NORWOOD,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-03-2554 GEB GGH P

vs.

EDWARD ALAMEIDA, JR., et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 

1983. This action proceeds on an amended complaint, filed on April 26, 2004, to which

defendants filed an answer on January 7, 2005. On June 7, 2005, plaintiff filed a motion to file

an amended complaint, along with a proposed second amended complaint. On June 30, 2005,

this court ordered a response from defendants. 

In their July 19, 2005 response, defendants submitted a statement of nonopposition to the filing of the second amended complaint because in it plaintiff alleges that, for

three of the four periods for which plaintiff claims to have been deprived of exercise for extended

periods in violation of the Eighth Amendment, Cheryl Pliler was serving as warden, not

defendant Mike Knowles. Plaintiff’s June 7, 2005 motion for leave to file a second amended

complaint is granted and this court will direct service upon the newly named defendant, Cheryl

Pliler, of the second amended complaint once plaintiff has returned the appropriate documents. 

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In addition, noting that defendants have filed no opposition to plaintiff’s request to exceed the

25-interrogatory limit set forth by Fed. R. Civ. P. 33, filed on June 29, 2005, the court will grant

plaintiff permission to propound upon defendants interrogatories 26 through 44 of set one and

interrogatories 1 through 22 of set two, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(2).

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s June 7, 2005 motion for leave to file a second amended complaint,

not opposed by defendants, is granted and this action now proceeds on the second amended

complaint filed on June 7, 2005;

2. Service is appropriate for the following additional defendant: Cheryl Pliler; 

3. The Clerk of the Court shall send plaintiff one USM-285 form, one summons,

an instruction sheet and a copy of the second amended complaint filed June 7, 2005.

4. Within thirty days from the date of this order, plaintiff shall complete the

attached Notice of Submission of Documents and submit the following documents to the court:

a. The completed Notice of Submission of Documents;

b. One completed summons;

c. One completed USM-285 form for the defendant listed in number 2

above; and 

d. Two copies of the endorsed second amended complaint filed on June 7,

2005. 

5. Plaintiff need not attempt service on defendant and need not request waiver of

service. Upon receipt of the above-described documents, the court will direct the United States 

Marshal to serve the above-named defendant pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4

without payment of costs. 

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6. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(2), the court grants plaintiff’s June 29, 2005

request for leave to propound upon defendants interrogatories 26 through 44 in set one and

interrogatories 1 through 22 in set two, which are in excess of the 25-interrogatory limit set by

Fed. R. Civ. P. 33.

7. In light of the above, the court vacates the deadlines set forth in the May 17,

2005 scheduling order; the parties are granted until October 21, 2005 to conduct discovery and

file any motion to compel discovery; all pretrial motions, except motions to compel discovery,

shall be filed on or before December 23, 2005; plaintiff must file and serve his pretrial statement

and any motion to obtain attendance of witnesses on or before April 7, 2006; defendants shall file

their pretrial statement on or before April 21, 2006; pretrial conference on the file before the

undersigned is set for April 28, 2006; this matter is set for trial on August 15, 2006 at 9:00 a.m.

before the Honorable Garland E. Burrell.

DATED: 8/3/05 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows 

 

GREGORY G. HOLLOWS 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

GGH:009

norw2554.2am

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