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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

KELLY B. DAVIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

DR. PHUI, ET. AL.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:20-cv-00276-HBK

DISCOVERY AND SCHEDULING ORDER

Deadline for Exhaustion-Based Motion: 01/19/22

Deadline to Amend Pleadings: 04/19/22

Deadline to Complete Discovery: 06/20/22

Deadline for Dispositive Motion(s): 09/21/22

Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 1, 16, and 26-37, the Court sets forth the 

following case management deadlines and discovery procedures for this case as follows:

I. Written Discovery:

Discovery requests shall be served by the parties in compliance with Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 5 and Eastern District of California Local Rule 135. Discovery requests and responses 

shall not be filed with the Court unless required by Eastern District California Local Rules 250.2, 

250.3 and 250.4.

As described under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 33, the parties are limited to 25 

interrogatories; 

As described under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 36, the parties are limited to 25 

requests for admission;

As described under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34, the parties are limited to 25 

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requests to produce. 

Responses to documents shall include all documents within a party’s possession, custody, 

or control. Fed. R. Civ. P. 34(a)(1). Documents are deemed within a party’s possession, custody, 

or control if the party has actual possession, custody, or control thereof, or the legal right to 

obtain the property on demand. Allen v. Woodford, 2007 WL 309945, at *2 (E.D. Cal. 2007).

Responses to written discovery requests shall be due within forty-five (45) days after the 

request is first served. Similarly, responses and production of documents are due within fortyfive of the requests being served. Boilerplate objections are disfavored and may be summarily 

overruled by the Court. All discovery must be completed by the above-referenced discovery cutoff date.

Any motions to compel must be filed no later than twenty-one (21) days of the 

discovery cut-off date. Failure to timely file a motion to compel will result in a waiver of 

any objections. 

II. Depositions

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(a)(2)(B), Defendants may depose Plaintiff 

and any other witness confined in a prison upon condition that, at least fourteen (14) days before 

such a deposition, Defendants serve all parties with the notice required by Rule 30(b)(1). 

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(4), the parties may take any deposition under 

this section by video conference without a further motion or order of the Court. Nothing herein 

forecloses a party from bringing a motion for protective order pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 26(c)(1) if deemed necessary.

Disagreement with any directive of security staff at the institution or prison at which the 

deposition is scheduled is not a basis for the Plaintiff to refuse to answer questions, and the failure 

of Plaintiff to attend, be sworn, or answer appropriate questions may result in sanctions, including 

terminating the action as provided in Fed. R. Civ. P. 37.

III. Case Management Deadlines

The following deadlines shall govern this action:

A. The deadline for motions challenging exhaustion of administrative remedies is January 

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19, 2022.

B. The deadline for amending the pleadings is April 19, 2022.

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C. The deadline for completion of all discovery is June 20, 2022 with any motions to 

compel due within twenty-one (21) days of this discovery cut-off date.

D. The deadline for filing pre-trial dispositive motions is September 21, 2022.

E. In addition to complying with the applicable rules, a motion and incorporated 

memorandum and any responses in opposition shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pages in length, 

exclusive of exhibits. A reply shall not exceed seven (7) pages in length. A party must move and 

show good cause for exceeding these page limitations.

F. The Defendants shall lodge a Word version of any dispositive motion to 

hbkorders@caed.uscourts.gov. The Defendants shall likewise mail or deliver courtesy hard 

copies of all dispositive motions with all exhibits to P.O. Box 575 Yosemite, California 95389. 

The mailed courtesy copy shall reflect the CM/ECF document number and pagination. 

IV. Extensions of Time

Any requests for an extension to any deadline set in this Discovery and Scheduling Order 

must be filed at least two weeks prior to its expiration. The deadlines set forth above are firm and 

will only be extended upon a showing of good cause. Eleventh hours motions, i.e., motions filed 

on the eve of the deadline expiration, to extend a deadline will only be granted upon a showing of 

extraordinary circumstances. 

The parties are required to act in good faith during the course of discovery and should first 

attempt to meet and confer to resolve any discovery dispute and the failure to do so may 

result in the imposition of sanctions, if appropriate.

Dated: October 20, 2021 

HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

1 This date does not permit any party to unilaterally file an amended pleading. Any amendments to the 

pleadings must comply with all applicable Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (i.e., Rule 15) and Local Rules 

(i.e., Local Rule 220).

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