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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 

Lon Roger Coleman, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

Charles L. Ryan, et al., 

Defendants.

No. CV-12-08199-PCT-JJT

ORDER 

 At issue is Defendants’ Motion to Compel and Motion for Discovery Sanctions 

(Doc. 44), which is based on Plaintiff's repeated and continued failure to provide initial 

disclosure, continuing disclosure, or otherwise participate in the discovery process as 

ordered by this Court. 

 On May 21, 2014, Magistrate Judge Metcalf, to whom this matter was referred, 

filed a Report and Recommendation (Doc. 46, Report). In the Report, Magistrate Judge 

Metcalf, after detailed analysis of applicable statutes and rules, recommended that the 

Court grant Defendants’ motions and enter as an appropriate sanction dismissal of this 

case without prejudice. 

 More than 14 days have elapsed since the entry of the Report, and Plaintiff has 

filed no objections to it. Even if Plaintiff had objected to the Report, this Court, upon de 

novo review, is persuaded that the recommendation is well taken. Plaintiff has failed to 

comply with his discovery obligations under Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure or this Court's orders. An appropriate sanction under Rule 37(c)(1)(C), in light 

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of Plaintiff's continued failure to comply with his obligations and the likelihood that other 

sanctions will not sufficiently remedy the noncompliance, is dismissal of this matter 

without prejudice. 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED accepting and adopting the Magistrate Judge's 

Report and Recommendation (Doc. 46) as the Order of this Court. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED dismissing this matter as to all Defendants without 

prejudice. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED denying as moot Plaintiff’s Motion for 

Reconsideration (Doc. 20). 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED dismissing as moot the Magistrate Judge's other 

outstanding Report and Recommendation (Doc. 40), entered March 31, 2014, involving 

the dismissal of Defendants Blackard and Gordanier. 

 Dated this 17th day of July, 2014. 

Honorable John J. Tuchi

United States District Judge

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