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Nature of Suit Code: 560
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Civil Detainee - Conditions of Confinement
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROGER WALKER,

Plaintiff,

v.

TIM POOLE, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:16-cv-01665-AWI-EPG (PC)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION FOR PROPOSED DISCOVERY

(ECF NO. 116)

Roger Walker (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in 

this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On February 3, 2020, Plaintiff filed a 

motion for proposed discovery, along with a copy of the discovery Plaintiff wishes to take in 

order to fully respond to Defendants’ motions for summary judgment. (ECF No. 116).1

The Court notes that Plaintiff did not explain why he failed to take this discovery earlier. 

Discovery is now closed. That said, Plaintiff has explained the significant difficulties he has 

encountered moving forward with his case. Moreover, the Court has examined the requests and 

believes they could be relevant to the pending motions for summary judgment.

Thus, while it has the discretion to deny the additional discovery, the Court has decided to 

allow the additional discovery in the interests of justice. 

 

1 Plaintiff also appears to ask for an extension of time to serve Defendants with the discovery requests. 

However, as the requests have been docketed, and as the Court is directing Defendants to respond to the requests, 

Plaintiff does not need an extension of time and this request is DENIED. 

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Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that:

1. Each defendant has until March 19, 2020, to respond to the discovery requests that 

are attached as Exhibit A to Plaintiff’s motion for proposed discovery.

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2. To the extent that Plaintiff has exceeded the discovery request limits laid out in the 

Court’s Scheduling Order (ECF No. 77, p. 2), Plaintiff is granted an increase of

those limits.

3. Plaintiff has until April 20, 2020, to file his opposition(s) to Defendants’ motions 

for summary judgment.

 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 5, 2020 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 

2 Plaintiff’s motion mentions requests for production of documents, but no such requests are attached to 

Plaintiff’s motion. At this time the Court is only requiring Defendants to respond to the discovery attached to the 

motion as Exhibit A.

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