T hi s di s pos i t i on i s notappr opr i a t e f orpubl i c a t i on a nd i s notpr e c e de nt * e xc e pta s pr ovi de d by 9th C i r . R . 36- 3. NOT F OR P UB L I CAT I ON UN I TE D STATE S C OU RT OF APPE ALS FOR T HE NI NTH CI RC UI T B R UC E P AT R I C K H AN E Y, P la in tif

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A pp ea l fr om the U ni t ed S t at es D i stri ctC ou rt f o rth e E a s te rn D is tr ic t o f C a lif o rn ia A nthony W . I s hi i , C hi e f D i s tr i c tJ udge , P r e s i di ng A r gue d a nd S ubm i tt e d M a y 10, 2012 P a s a d e n a , C a lif

o rn ia B efo re: P R E G E R S O N , G R A B E R , an d B E R Z O N , C i rcu i tJu d g es. B ruce P atri ck H aney , a p ro se p riso n erli ti g an t, ap p ea ls th e d istrict co u rt’s order grant i ng a M ot i on for S um m ary Jud gm entbrou gh tby corr ec t i on al offi ce rs A . L . N el son and R . S al dana. O n app ea l , H aneycont ends thatthe di stri ctcourt 

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abused i t s di sc re t i on by grant i ng sum m ary j ud gm enti n favor of the corre ct i on al o f f ic e r s b e f o r e a llo w in g H a n e y to c o m p le te d is c o v e ry . W e a g r e e . T he di stri ctcourt ’ s r ef

usal t o p erm i tfurther di sc ov ery i s r evi ew ed for a n ab u s e o f d is c r e tio n . L a n dm a rk

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p . v . Ch a m b e rs C o r

p ., 752 F . 2d 369, 373 ( 9th C i r . 1985) ( pe rc ur i a m ) . “ [ S ] um m a ry j udgm e nti s di s f a vor e d w he r e r e l e va nt e vi de nc e r e m a i ns t o be di s c ove r e d, pa r t i c ul a r l y i n c a s e s i nvol vi ng c onf i ne d p ro se pl ai nt i ff s. ” J one s v . B lanas , 393 F . 3d 918, 930 ( 9th C i r . 2004) . A t i m e l y pe ndi ng m ot i on t o com pel further di sc ov ery s ho ul d h ave a l ert ed the tri al courtof the need t o fi rstad d ress H an ey’ s d i sco v ery m o t i o n b efo re t ak i n g u p th e p ri so n g u ard s’ s u m m a ry ju d g m e n t m o tio n . G arre t t v. C i t y of Sa n Francisc o , 818 F . 2d 1515, 1518 (9th C i r. 19 87 ). H er e, the courtgrant ed the pri son g uards’ sum m ary j ud gm entm ot i on before the pri son g uards c om pl i ed w i th H aney ’ s di sc ov ery r equest s and before they answ er ed H aney ’ s i nt errogat ori es . T he m agi stra t e j ud ge had earl i eri ss ued an o rder com pel l i ng N el son and S al dana t o i n g oo d fai th res po nd t o H aney ’ s i nt errogat ori es (a s m od i fi ed by the di stri ctcourt ) a nd t o com e f orth w i th the re cords H aney r e que s t e d. I n r e s pons e t o N e l s on’ s a nd S a l da na ’ s M ot i on f orR e c ons i de r a t i on of the or de rc om pe l l i ng f

ur the rdi s c ove ry , the m a gi s tr a t e j udge s t a y e d e nf or c e m e ntof the di s c ove ry or de runt i l the pa r t i e s c oul d f ul l y br i e f the pr i s on gua r ds ’ M ot i on f or3

R e c ons i de r a t i on. S i gni f i c a nt l y , the m a gi s tr a t e j udge ne ve rrul e d on N e l s on’ s a nd S a l da na ’ s M ot i on f

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or s u m m a ry ju d g m e n t. T he re cord show s thatH aneysoug htdi sc ov ery di l i gent l y. T he di stri ctcourt abused i t s di sc re t i on i n g ra nt i ng A pp el l ee s’ M ot i on for S um m ary Jud gm entbefore a llo w in g H a n e y to c o m p le te d is c o v e ry . T he di s tr i c tc our t ’ s or de rgr a nt i ng s um m a ry j udgm e nti n f a vorof co rrect i o n al o ffi cers N el so n an d S al d an a i s AF F I RME D w i th r e s pe c tt o i t s f i ndi ng tha tH a ne y ’ s r e que s tf

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i s now m oot , a nd V AC AT E D i n al l other resp ect s. T h e m att er i s RE MAND E D w ith in s tru c tio n s to a llo w H a n e y to co m p l et e d i sco v ery. T h e p a r tie s s h a ll e a c h b e a rth e iro w n c o s ts o n ap p e a l.