Arline v. Clark
Filing
66
ORDER Denying Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Discovery 65 , signed by Magistrate Judge Gerald B. Cohn on 11/4/2010. (Verduzco, M)
(PC) Arline v. Clark
Doc. 66
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 / 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Plaintiff Keith Duane Arline, Jr. is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pursuant to the Court's order of June 2, 2010, this action is proceeding on Plaintiff's complaint, filed July 27, 2007, against Defendant Ken Clark for inadequate outdoor exercise, while housed at California State Prison , Corcoran, in violation of the Eighth Amendment. This matter is currently in the discovery phase. Plaintiff filed a motion to compel discovery on November 1, 2010, because he has been attempting to file discovery with the Court and it is being returned to him. Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, discovery is designed to proceed at the initiative of and under the control of the parties. Unless a party is challenging the activity of the other party, the involvement of the Court is generally not required in the discovery process. A motion to compel is used to compel a party who has failed to disclose, answer, or respond to discovery requests by the opposing party. See Fed. R. Civ Proc. 37. Plaintiff has filed this motion to compel because he wants to file his discovery requests with 1
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
KEITH DUANE ARLINE, JR., Plaintiff, v.
CASE NO. 1:07-cv-01097-LJO-GBC PC ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO COMPEL DISCOVERY (Doc. 65)
KEN CLARK, Defendant.
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the Court. The Court is not a repository for the discovery of the parties. Therefore, it is HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion to compel, filed November 1, 2010, be DENIED.
IT ORDERED. 612e7dDated: November 4, 2010
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SO
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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