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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 Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FISHER,

Plaintiff,

 v.

 CITY OF PITTSBURG, CALIFORNIA, et al.,

Defendant. /

No. C-05-02774 CW (EDL)

ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO

COMPEL

On December 4, 2007, Plaintiff filed a motion to compel responses to requests for production

of documents and interrogatories. Defendants opposed the motion on December 18, 2007. Plaintiff

has failed to file the discovery requests and responses that are the subject of his motion as required

by Civil Local Rule 37-2. However, given the practical difficulties, the Court orders Defendants to

file with the Court and serve on Plaintiff a copy of Plaintiff’s first set of interrogatories, Plaintiff’s

requests for production of documents and Defendants’ responses to this discovery no later than

January 14, 2008. No later than January 25, 2008, Plaintiff shall file a supplemental statement in

support of his motion to compel specifically stating which particular discovery requests are at issue

and why he believes responses are necessary. Defendants may file a response no later than February

1, 2008. The Court will rule on Plaintiff’s motion without a hearing. 

The Court is mindful of Defendants’ argument that Plaintiff failed to meet and confer before

filing this motion. However, for this time only, because of the difficulties of communicating from

prison and the fact that the dispositive motion filing date is less than one month away, the Court

relieves the parties of the meet and confer requirement (unless it becomes apparent from the further

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briefing that it is necessary). The parties shall meet and confer on all future motions to compel.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 7, 2008 

ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE

United States Magistrate Judge

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