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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

RICHARD GOSZTYLA,

Plaintiff,

v.

B. LY, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:21-cv-1717 CKD P

ORDER

 On December 18, 2023, plaintiff filed a motion asking that the court compel defendant 

Berry to provide further responses to interrogatories. Discovery closed on November 24, 2023,

so the motion is not timely.1 Also, the motion is vague in that plaintiff asks that Berry be ordered 

to file further responses to all of his interrogatories. Objections to responses to requests for 

discovery generally must be particular to each request. 

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1 Documents submitted by prisoners in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action such as this are deemed filed 

when the prisoner gives the document to a prison official for mailing. Douglas v. Noelle, 567 

F.3d 1103, 1107 (9th Cir. 2009). However, plaintiff does not indicate when that occurred with 

respect to his motion to compel and it is not likely it occurred before the close of discovery.

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In light of the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s December 18, 2023,

motion to compel is denied. 

Dated: January 29, 2024

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gost1717.mtc

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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