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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ERNEST LEE VADEN,

Plaintiff,

v.

DR ROBERT L MAYES, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:19-cv-2216 TLN CKD P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a California prisoner proceeding with a civil action against defendants Mayes, 

Kuersten, and California State Prison, Solano. The deadline for serving requests for discovery 

was December 2, 2021. ECF No. 68 & 35 ¶ 6. In a motion filed May 2, 2022, plaintiff seeks 

leave to serve additional interrogatories, requests for admission, and requests for production of 

documents. Plaintiff’s request is premised upon his assertion that he has obtained newly 

discovered evidence which contradicts previous responses to discovery requests. This, by itself, 

is not a valid reason to permit further discovery especially since, under the terms of Federal Rule 

of Civil Procedure 26(e), defendants are under a continuing obligation to supplement prior 

responses to requests for discovery if they know that a prior response was false. The court 

expects that defendants will adhere to the requirements of Rule 26(e) and sanctions will issue if 

that is not the case. Plaintiff’s request for leave to serve additional requests for discovery will 

therefore be denied.

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Also, in the May 2, 2022 motion, plaintiff asks that defendants be sanctioned for 

providing false testimony. That request will be denied, in part, because plaintiff fails to show 

knowingly false testimony has been provided by any defendant.

Finally, plaintiff asks that the court order that plaintiff be given permission to access 

health care appeals filed by inmates Michal Craig Meyers and Gregory A Lanier. However, 

plaintiff fails to point to any authority the court might have to make such an order at this stage of 

this case. That request will be denied. Plaintiff might subpoena such documents if that is an 

appropriate action under the law. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s May 2, 2022 “Motion to Reopen 

Discovery . . .” is denied in its entirety.

Dated: September 22, 2022

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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