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Parties Involved:
Johnny Ramos
Defendant
Regenial Clifford Ward
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

REGENIAL CLIFFORD WARD,

Plaintiff, 

v.

JOHNNY RAMOS,

Defendant.

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1:06-cv-00155 LJO DLB (PC) 

DISCOVERY ORDER 

SCHEDULING ORDER

Unenumerated Rule 12(b) Motion Deadline - 10/23/2007

Deadline to Amend Pleadings - 01/23/2008

Discovery Cut-Off Date - 03/24/2008

Dispositive Motion Deadline - 05/26/2008

Defendant has answered the complaint filed on January 25, 2006. 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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4. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(a), defendants may depose plaintiff and any

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 The pre-trial dispositive motion deadline does not apply to the filing of unenumerated Rule 12(b) motions to 1

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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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, and the requirement set forth in Federal Rules

of Civil Procedure 26 and 37 that a party seeking relief from the court certify that he or she has in good

faith conferred or attempted to confer with the other party or person in an effort to resolve the dispute

prior to seeking court action shall not apply. Voluntary compliance with this provision of Rules 26 and

37 is encouraged, however. 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 Civil Procedure

12(b) shall be October 23, 2007;

7. The deadline for amending the pleadings shall be January 23, 2008;

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

motions to compel, shall be March 24, 2008;

9. The deadline for filing pre-trial dispositive motions shall be May 26, 2008; 

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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

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

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 27, 2007 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

3c0hj8 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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