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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOEL HOLLEY,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-04-2708 LKK EFB P

vs.

TOM CAREY, Warden, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a prisoner, without counsel, seeking relief for alleged civil rights violations. 

See 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on the complaint filed December 10, 2004. On July

7, 2006, plaintiff filed a motion to compel defendants to answer interrogatories. See Fed. R. Civ.

P. 37(a)(2)(B). On July 21, 2006, defendants requested an extension of time to file an opposition

to the motion. On July 27, 2006, the court granted defendants ten days to file an opposition. 

However, to date defendants have not filed an opposition.

Parties may obtain discovery regarding any matter, not privileged, that is relevant to the

claim or defense of any party. Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(1). Information sought need not be

admissible at trial if the discovery is reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible

evidence. Id. A party may, without leave of court or written stipulation, serve upon any party

no more than 25 written interrogatories. Fed. R. Civ. P. 33(a). Absent an order or stipulation 

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extending time, the receiving party has 30 days to answer each interrogatory fully in writing

under oath unless there is an objection, in which case the party must state the reason therefor and

answer portions of the interrogatory to which no objection is made. Fed. R. Civ. P. 33(b). The

discovery order in this action gave the parties 45 days to respond to discovery requests. See

Docket No. 20. A party may move for an order compelling discovery with respect to objections

or other failure to respond to interrogatories. Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(a)(2)(B), 33(b)(5). “The motion

must include a certification that the movant has in good faith conferred or attempted to confer

with the party not making the disclosure in an effort to secure the disclosure without court

action.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(a)(2)(B). Plaintiff attaches to his motion copies of defendants’

answers and objections to his interrogatories. However, he does not in any way show that he

conferred or attempted to confer, as by writing a letter to defendants and attaching a copy

thereof. Therefore, he has not satisfied the requirements for obtaining an order compelling

discovery.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that plaintiff’s July 7, 2006, motion to compel discovery is

denied. 

Dated: March 28, 2007.

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