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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 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ERIK LATON STEWARD, SR.,

Plaintiff,

v.

A. DE LA CRUZ and J. MIRAMONTES,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:20-cv-000978-JLT-HBK (PC)

ORDER STRIKING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 

TO COMPEL AND FOR SANCTIONS

(Doc. No. 36)

Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel and for Sanctions filed 

September 20, 2024. (Doc. No. 36, “Motion”). Plaintiff claims that Defendants have not 

responded to his discovery requests, and he seeks sanctions. (See generally, Id.). The Court 

previously advised that a moving party filing a motion to compel “must include certification that 

they have complied with their duty to meet and confer. The failure to include a certification will 

result in the motion being stricken.” (See Discovery and Scheduling Order, Doc. No. 28 at p. 

2:11-15). Plaintiff’s Motion contains no such certification. 

Accordingly, Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel and for Sanctions (Doc. No. 36) is stricken. 

Dated: October 1, 2024 

HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 1:20-cv-00978-HBK Document 37 Filed 10/01/24 Page 1 of 1