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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

DAVID BRINSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

D. STOCKMAN, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:03-CV-5504-REC-SMS-P

DISCOVERY ORDER 

SCHEDULING ORDER

Unenumerated Rule 12(b) 

Motion Deadline - October 17, 2005

Discovery Cut-Off Date - April 17, 2006

Deadline to Amend Pleadings - May 17, 2006

Dispositive Motion Deadline - June 16, 2006

Plaintiff David Brinson (“plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Defendants Stockman, Freitas,

Meske, Dill, Pineda, Marshall, Means, Nicholls, and Galaza have answered the second amended

complaint filed on March 4, 2005. Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 1, 16, and 26-36,

discovery shall proceed as follows:

1. Discovery requests shall be served by the parties pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure 5 and Local Rule 5-135, and shall only be filed when required by Local Rules 33-250(c),

34-250(c), and 36-250(c);

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

is first served;

3. To ensure that the responding party has forty-five (45) days after the request is first served

to respond, discovery requests must be served at least forty-five (45) days before the discovery

deadline; 

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 The pre-trial dispositive motion deadline does not apply to the filing of unenumerated Rule 12(b) motions

to dismiss for failure to exhaust. Unenumerated Rule 12(b) motions for failure to exhaust must be filed on or before

the deadline separately set forth in this order.

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4. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(a), 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 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

30(b)(1); and

5. If disputes arise about the parties' obligations to respond to requests for discovery, the

parties shall comply with all pertinent rules including Rules 5, 7, 11, 26, and 37 of the Federal Rules

of Civil Procedure and Rules 11-110, 7-130, 7-131, 5-133, 5-135, 6-136, 43-142, and 78-230(m) of

the Local Rules of Practice for the United States District Court, Eastern District of California.

Unless otherwise ordered, Local Rule 37-251 shall not apply. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure 37(a)(2)(A), a motion to compel must be accompanied by “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.” A discovery motion that does not comply with

all applicable rules will be stricken and may result in imposition of sanctions.

Further:

6. The parties are advised that the deadline for filing motions to dismiss for failure to exhaust

the administrative remedies pursuant to the unenumerated portion of Federal Rule of CivilProcedure

12(b) shall be October 17, 2005;

7. The parties are advised that the deadline for the completion of all discovery, including

filing motions to compel, shall be April 17, 2006;

8. The deadline for amending the pleadings shall be May 17, 2006; 

9. The deadline for filing pre-trial dispositive motions shall be June 16, 2006;1

10. A request for an extension of a deadline set in this order must be filed on or before

the expiration of the deadline in question; and

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11. Extensions of time will only be granted on a showing of good cause.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 10, 2005 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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