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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

MUSTAFFA MANSOUR, 

 Plaintiff,

 v.

CORRECTIONAL OFFICER LUKEN,

 Defendant.

Case No. 1:22-cv-01054-JLT-EPG (PC)

ORDER REQUIRING PARTIES TO 

EXCHANGE DOCUMENTS

Mustafa Mansour is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this 

civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Court has reviewed this case and the 

parties’ scheduling and discovery statements. (ECF Nos. 50, 52). To secure the just, speedy, 

and inexpensive disposition of this action,1the Court will direct that certain documents that are 

central to the dispute be promptly produced.2 

1 See, e.g., United States v. W.R. Grace, 526 F.3d 499, 508-09 (9th Cir. 2008) (“We begin with 

the principle that the district court is charged with effectuating the speedy and orderly administration of 

justice. There is universal acceptance in the federal courts that, in carrying out this mandate, a district 

court has the authority to enter pretrial case management and discovery orders designed to ensure that 

the relevant issues to be tried are identified, that the parties have an opportunity to engage in appropriate 

discovery and that the parties are adequately and timely prepared so that the trial can proceed efficiently 

and intelligibly.”).

2 Advisory Committee Notes to 1993 Amendment to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure regarding 

Rule 26(a) (“The enumeration in Rule 26(a) of items to be disclosed does not prevent a court from 

requiring by order or local rule that the parties disclose additional information without a discovery 

request.”). 

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Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that:

1. Each party has sixty days from the date of service of this order to serve opposing 

parties, or their counsel, if represented, with copies of the following documents

and/or evidence that they have in their possession, custody, or control, to the 

extent the parties have not already done so:

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a. Documents regarding exhaustion of Plaintiff’s claims, including 602s, 

Form 22s, and responses from the appeals office.

b. All documents regarding the Rules Violation Reports, if any, associated 

with the incident(s) alleged in the complaint, including disciplinary 

charges and findings. 

c. Witness statements and evidence that were generated from 

investigation(s) related to the event(s) at issue in the complaint, such as 

an investigation stemming from the processing of Plaintiff’s 

grievance(s).

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d. Incident reports regarding the use of force incident(s) alleged in the 

complaint.

e. All of Plaintiff’s medical records related to the incident(s) and/or 

condition(s) at issue in the case. 

3 Defense counsel is requested to obtain these documents from Plaintiff’s institution(s) of 

confinement. If defense counsel is unable to do so, defense counsel should inform Plaintiff that a third 

party subpoena is required.

4 See Woodford v. Ngo, 548 U.S. 81, 94-95 (2006) (“[P]roper exhaustion improves the quality of 

those prisoner suits that are eventually filed because proper exhaustion often results in the creation of an 

administrative record that is helpful to the court. When a grievance is filed shortly after the event giving 

rise to the grievance, witnesses can be identified and questioned while memories are still fresh, and 

evidence can be gathered and preserved.”).

The Court notes that Defendant(s) only need to produce documents such as a Confidential 

Appeal Inquiry or a Use of Force Critique to the extent those documents contain witness statements 

related to the incident(s) alleged in the complaint and/or evidence related to the incident(s) alleged in the 

complaint that will not be provided to Plaintiff separately.

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f. Chronos for transfer or Administrative Segregation placement related to 

the incident(s) alleged in the complaint, if any. 

g. Video recordings and photographs related to the incident(s) at issue in 

the complaint, including video recordings and photographs of Plaintiff 

taken following the incident(s).

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2. If any party obtains documents and/or other evidence described above later in 

the case from a third party, that party shall provide all other parties with copies 

of the documents and/or evidence within thirty days.

3. Parties do not need to produce documents or evidence that they have already 

produced.

4. Parties do not need to produce documents or evidence that were provided to 

them by the opposing party. 

5. Parties may object to producing any of the above-listed documents and/or 

evidence. Objections shall be filed with the Court and served on all other parties 

within sixty days from the date of service of this order (or within thirty days of 

receiving additional documents and/or evidence). The objection should include 

the basis for not providing the documents and/or evidence. If Defendant(s) 

object based on the official information privilege, Defendant(s) shall follow the 

procedures described in the Court’s scheduling order. 

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If Plaintiff is not allowed possess, or is unable to play, video recording(s), defense counsel 

shall work with staff at Plaintiff’s institution of confinement to ensure that Plaintiff is able to view the 

video recording(s).

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If a party files an objection, all other parties have fourteen days from the date the 

objection is filed to file a response. If any party files a response to an objection, 

the Court will issue a ruling on the objection.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 19, 2023 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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