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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RONALD LEMAS,

Plaintiff,

 v.

JILL BROWN, et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 07-00958 SI

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER

Defendant Jill Brown moves this Court to issue a protective order to stay all discovery, including

the deposition of Brown, until after the Court rules on defendant’s motion for summary judgment based

on qualified immunity. Plaintiff has stated that at this point in the litigation he seeks only limited

discovery of the identities of the Doe defendant guards who were present at the time of the incident.

Because the identities of the Doe defendants are relevant to plaintiff’s case irrespective of the Court’s

ruling on Brown’s qualified immunity, the Court DENIES defendant’s motion for a protective order.

Plaintiff may continue to seek discovery regarding the identities of the Doe defendants, and may depose

Brown prior to the Court’s summary judgment ruling for this limited purpose. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 3, 2007 

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

Case 3:07-cv-00958-SI Document 38 Filed 10/03/07 Page 1 of 1