Hamilton v. Hart et al
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ORDER Opening Discovery, signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 9/14/16. (Marrujo, C)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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1:10-cv-00272-DAD-EPG-PC
DENNIS L. HAMILTON,
Plaintiff,
ORDER OPENING DISCOVERY
vs.
JOHN HART, et al.,
Defendants.
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Dennis Hamilton (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma
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pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
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Complaint commencing this action on February 18, 2010. (ECF No.1.) This action now
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proceeds with the original Complaint, on Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claims for (1)
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excessive force, against defendants C/Os Hart, Doe Lieutenant, 1 Castro, Llamas, Prouty,
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Phillips, and Ronquillo; (2) inadequate medical care, against defendants C/Os Hart, Phillips,
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Bogle, Prouty, Ronquillo, Trupe and Ocampo; and (3) failure to protect Plaintiff, against
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defendants C/Os Phillips and Ronquillo.2 (Id.)
Plaintiff filed the
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Plaintiff has not sufficiently identified the Doe Lieutenant to initiate service of process.
On April 30, 2013, the Court issued an order dismissing Plaintiff’s retaliation claim from this
action for failure to state a claim, and dismissing defendants Scott, Durden, Perez, Gonzalez, and Massey from this
action, for Plaintiff’s failure to state any claims against them upon which relief may be granted under 1983. (ECF
No. 19.)
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On August 30, 2016, the Court issued an order setting a mandatory initial scheduling
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conference in this case for November 2, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. before Magistrate Judge Erica P.
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Grosjean. (ECF No. 81.) The order also required the parties to exchange initial disclosures
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within sixty days. (Id.) On September 13, 2016, Defendants filed a request for reconsideration
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by the District Court of the order requiring initial disclosures. (ECF No. 83.)
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In light of Defendants’ objection to initial disclosures, the Court now opens discovery,
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and all parties are given leave to serve discovery without delay. The Court will set the
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remainder of the schedule at the initial scheduling conference on November 2, 2016.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
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The discovery phase for this case is now opened; and
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All parties are given leave to serve discovery without delay.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
September 14, 2016
/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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