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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

JOHN WASHINGTON, No. 2:08-cv-0386-KJM-CMK-P

Plaintiff, 

vs. ORDER

SALEM MOHAMMED, 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. An answer to plaintiff’s complaint has been filed and, therefore, this case is

now at issue. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b), the court will, by this order, set

a schedule for this litigation.

1. Discovery requests shall be served by the party seeking the discovery on

all parties to the action. Discovery requests shall not be filed with the court except when

required by Eastern District of California Local Rules 250.1(a), 250.2(c), 250.3(c), and/or

250.4(c). Improperly filed discovery requests will be disregarded;

2. Responses to written discovery requests shall be due 45 days after the

request is served;

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3. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(a)(2)(B), defendant(s) may

depose plaintiff and any other incarcerated witness upon condition that, at least 14 days before

such a deposition, all parties are served with the notice required by Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure 30(b)(1);

4. If disputes arise about the parties’ obligations to respond to requests for

discovery, the parties shall comply with all pertinent rules, including Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure 5, 7, 11, 26, and 37 and Eastern District of California Local Rules 133, 134, 135, 137,

130, 131, 110, 141, 141.1, and 230(m); unless otherwise ordered, Local Rule 251 shall not apply. 

Filing a discovery motion that does not comply with all applicable rules may result in imposition

of sanctions, including but not limited to denial of the motion;

5. The parties may conduct discovery until January 29, 2016. All requests

for discovery pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 30, 31, 33, 34, 36, and 45 shall be served by this

discovery cut-off date. Any motions necessary to compel discovery shall be filed within 60 from

this cut-off date. 

6. All dispositive motions shall be filed within 90 days after the discovery

cut-off date specified above; 

7. Unless otherwise ordered, all motions shall be briefed pursuant to Local

Rule 230(m), and failure to oppose such a motion in a timely manner may be deemed a waiver of

opposition to the motion; 

8. At a later stage in the proceedings, the court will issue a final scheduling

order; 

9. To the extent plaintiff’s motions to set a trial date (Doc. 70) and to compel

discovery (Doc. 73) request this case move into the next phase, those motions are granted. A

trial date will be set, if appropriate, following completion of discovery and dispositive motions;

and

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10. To the extent plaintiff complains his prior discovery requests went

unanswered, the motion to compel is denied as premature. If plaintiff now propounds discovery

requests that go unanswered, he may file a new motion to compel. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: September 9, 2015

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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