Bulkin v. Ochoa et al

Filing 54

ORDER Denying 53 Plaintiff's Request for Production of Documents, signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Beck on 6/24/16. (Gonzalez, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KEITH BULKIN,

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Plaintiff,
vs.
V. OCHOA, et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:14-cv-00056 DAD DLB PC
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF
DOCUMENTS
[ECF No. 53]

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Plaintiff Keith Bulkin is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this
civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
On April 22, 2015, the Court issued a discovery and scheduling order which set the
deadline for conducting discovery to September 8, 2015, and the dispositive motion deadline to
November 5, 2015. On August 28, 2015, the Court found good cause to grant Defendants’

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motion to modify the scheduling order and set the discovery cut-off for December 8, 2015, and
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the dispositive motion deadline for February 5, 2016. Discovery closed on December 8, 2015.
On February 1, 2016, the Court found good cause to grant Defendants’ request to extend the
dispositive motion deadline to May 6, 2016. On April 21, 2016, Defendants filed a motion for
summary judgment.

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On May 9, 2016, Plaintiff filed a motion to modify the scheduling order so as to conduct
additional discovery. On June 8, 2016, the Court denied the motion to modify the scheduling
order.
On June 17, 2016, Plaintiff filed the instant request for production of documents.
Plaintiff’s request is procedurally improper insofar as discovery requests must be propounded on

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a party and not the Court. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 34. In any case, it appears Plaintiff seeks to
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conduct additional discovery. As noted above, discovery closed on December 8, 2015. For the
same reasons expressed in the Court’s order of June 8, 2016, Plaintiff’s request is denied.
ORDER

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s request for production of
documents is DENIED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Dennis

June 24, 2016

L. Beck

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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