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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALEX LAMOTA MARTI,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. A. BAIRES, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:08-cv-00653-AWI-SKO PC

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR SANCTIONS, WITHOUT PREJUDICE,

AS PREMATURE

(Doc. 46)

Plaintiff Alex Lamota Marti, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed

this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on May 9, 2008. On November 2, 2011,

Plaintiff filed a motion seeking the imposition of sanctions against Defendants for failure to comply

with a court order. Fed. R. Civ. P. 37.

Pursuant to the Court’s order of October 11, 2011, Defendants were required to re-serve their

discovery responses on Plaintiff within fifteen days from the date of service of the order. Pursuant

to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure governing service and the computation of time, Defendants

were required to serve their responses by mail on or before October 31, 2011. Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b);

Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a), (d). Plaintiff’s motion for sanctions, served by mail on October 30, 2011, was

prematurely filed.

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Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion for sanctions is HEREBY DENIED, without prejudice, as

premature.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 3, 2011 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

ie14hj UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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