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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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 Defendant Bhagavan is the only defendant remaining in this action. 1

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ORLANDO ELLISON,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-03-1391 FCD JFM P

vs.

DR. NADIM KHOURY, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983. On June 9, 2006, defendant filed a motion to compel discovery responses. 

Defendant Bhagavan seeks an order requiring plaintiff to respond without objection to 1

defendant’s first set of interrogatories and first request for production of documents, and an order

deeming admitted defendant’s first request for admissions. In opposition to the motion, plaintiff

contends that he has been in “continuing pain” and suffering from a “worsening ailment,” and he

requests an additional period of thirty days in which to respond to the outstanding discovery.

Good cause appearing, defendant’s motion to compel will be granted in part.

Plaintiff will be given one period of thirty days from the date of this order in which to file and

serve responses to defendant Bhagavan’s first set of interrogatories, first request for production

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of documents and first request for admissions, all of which were served on plaintiff on or about

April 3, 2006. Plaintiff is cautioned that failure to serve discovery responses in accordance with

this order will result in an order deeming admitted each of the twenty-nine statements in

defendant’s request for admissions, and may result in imposition of sanctions including dismissal

of this action.

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Defendant Bhagavan’s June 9, 2006 motion to compel is granted in part;

2. Plaintiff is granted thirty days from the date of this order to file and serve

responses to defendant Bhagavan’s first set of interrogatories, first request for production of

documents, and first request for admissions; and

3. Failure to comply with this order will result in an order deeming admitted each

of the twenty-nine statements in defendant’ request for admissions, and may result in imposition

of sanctions including dismissal of this action. 

DATED: September 29, 2006.

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