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Parties Involved:
David Kenamori
Defendant
San Joaquin Community Hospital
Defendant
Lewis James Satterfield
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LEWIS JAMES SATTERFIELD

Plaintiff,

v.

SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 

AND DR .DAVID KENAMORI

Defendant.

Case No. 1:13-cv-01788-DLB PC

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 

FOR DISCOVERY

(ECF No. 9)

Plaintiff James Lewis Satterfield is a prisoner proceeding pro se in a civil rights action 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On December 26, 2013, Plaintiff filed a motion to commence 

discovery pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26. (ECF No. 9.)

The discovery phase of this litigation is not yet open. Plaintiff is directed to paragraph 

eight of the Court’s First Informational Order, filed November 3, 2013. (ECF No. 3.) In that 

order, Plaintiff was specifically informed that he may not conduct discovery until Defendants file 

an answer and the Court issues the discovery order. 

Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion to commence discovery is hereby DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 11, 2014 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 1:13-cv-01788-DLB Document 12 Filed 08/11/14 Page 1 of 1