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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

EDWARD ONTIVEROS, No. CIV S-06-0233-LKK-CMK-P

Plaintiff, 

vs. ORDER

KERNAN, 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 plaintiff’s motion to compel discovery

responses (Doc. 51), filed on June 8, 2007. Plaintiff states that he served discovery requests

consisting of requests for production, requests for admissions, and interrogatories on the

defendants but that he has not received any responses within the time provided by the rules. 

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

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

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

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

Plaintiff has not established “proper service” of the requests. In particular, while plaintiff

attached each of the discovery requests at issue, which are dated March 25, 2007, plaintiff has

not provided proofs of service on defendants. For this reason, plaintiff’s motion to compel is

denied without prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: June 14, 2007.

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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