Document ID: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-caed-2_02-cv-01719/USCOURTS-caed-2_02-cv-01719-2/pdf.json

Parties Involved:
Leon Robinson
Defendant
Joseph David Vincze
Plaintiff

Document Text:

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

1

 If an attorney has filed a document with the court on behalf of any defendant, then

plaintiff must serve documents on that attorney and not on the defendant. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 

5(b).

1

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSEPH DAVID VINCZE,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-02-1719 LKK KJM P

vs.

LEON ROBINSON,

Defendant. DISCOVERY ORDER

 /

Defendant Robinson has answered the complaint. 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 party seeking the discovery on all

parties to the action.1 Discovery requests shall not be filed with the court except when required

by Local Rules 30-250(a), 33-250(c), 34-250(c) and 36-250(c);

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

request is served;

/////

Case 2:02-cv-01719-LKK -KJM Document 67 Filed 02/06/06 Page 1 of 2
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

2

3. The parties are cautioned that 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 the action be dismissed or the answer stricken;

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 days

before such a deposition, defendants serve all parties with the notice required by Fed. R. Civ. P.

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 5-134, 5-135, 6-136, 7-130, 7-131, 7-132, 11-

110, 43-140, 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. 

Filing of a discovery motion that does not comply with all applicable rules may result in

imposition of sanctions, including but not limited to denial of the motion.

DATED: February 6, 2006.

______________________________________

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

1/kf

vinc1719.440

Case 2:02-cv-01719-LKK -KJM Document 67 Filed 02/06/06 Page 2 of 2