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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

ADAM JAY STONE,

Plaintiff,

v.

C. PFEIFFER, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:21-cv-01461-ADA-SAB (PC)

ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF’S STATUS 

REPORT

(ECF No. 88)

Plaintiff Adam Jay Stone is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 

42 U.S.C. § 1983.

On May 30, 2023, Plaintiff filed a “status report” in which he sets forth the ongoing 

status of the discovery process between the parties. However, as stated in the Court’s first 

informational order, discovery requests shall not be filed with the Court and if a response to 

discovery is found to be unsatisfactory, the proper remedy is to file a motion to compel 

discovery in compliance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37. (ECF No. 3, at 4-5.) Here, 

Plaintiff has not properly filed a motion to compel, and the Court cannot discern what 

discovery, if any, is at issue. Indeed, Plaintiff indicates that he “is going to request the Court for 

a motion to compel soon.” (ECF No. 88 at 4.) If Plaintiff wishes to file a motion to compel, he 

must comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37, which includes attaching a copy of the 

discovery requests at issue and demonstrating that any specific response thereto is 

deficient. Plaintiff is advised that the filing of a “status report” in anticipation of filing and 

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submitting future motions is improper. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s “status report” is disregarded as 

improperly filed with the Court. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 31, 2023 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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