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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICO TOMAZ,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-05-2432 MCE GGH P

vs.

YOLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S

DEPARTMENT, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff has filed a document entitled “Answer to defendants’ special

interrogatories.” Plaintiff appears thereby to have filed his own responses to defendants’

interrogatories directed to him. Plaintiff is informed that court permission is not necessary for

discovery requests and that neither discovery requests served on an opposing party nor that

party’s responses should be filed until such time as a party becomes dissatisfied with a response

and seeks relief from the court pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Nor is it

necessary or appropriate that plaintiff’s own responses to defendants’ discovery requests be filed

by plaintiff when they are not the subject of any motion to compel by defendants (at which point

it would be defendants who would be obliged to file their own requests and the responses by

plaintiff to which they had some objection). Discovery requests/responses between the parties

are only to be served on the respective parties but shall not be filed with the court unless, and

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until, they are at issue. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s April 24, 2007,

responses to defendants’ special interrogatories will be placed in the court file and disregarded. 

Plaintiff is cautioned that further filing of discovery requests or responses, except as required by

rule of court, may result in an order of sanctions, including, but not limited to, a recommendation

that this action be dismissed. 

DATED: 5/11/07

/s/ Gregory G. Hollows

GREGORY G. HOLLOWS

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

GGH:009/mp

toma2432.111

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