Brent Adler v. Gonzalez et al

Filing 31

ORDER DENYING Defendants' Request for Relief From Local Rule 230(L) 30 , signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 1/25/16. (Hellings, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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BRENT ADLER,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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FERNANDO GONZALEZ, et al.,

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Case No. 1:13-cv-01867-DAD-SKO PC
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’
REQUEST FOR RELIEF FROM LOCAL
RULE 230(l)
(Doc. 30)

Defendants.
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Plaintiff Brent Adler, who is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this civil rights

17 action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on November 18, 2013. This action involves past conditions
18 of confinement at California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi. Although Plaintiff was not
19 incarcerated when he filed this action, the Court directed that Local Rule 230(l) would apply to
20 this case. (Doc. 3.)
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On January 21, 2016, Defendants filed a request for relief from Local Rule 230(l) citing

22 merely that Plaintiff is not incarcerated. (Doc. 30.) Defendants cite neither legal authority nor any
23 justification for being relieved from Local Rule 230(l), and the Court finds none. As such, Local
24 Rule 230(l) shall continue to apply to this case. Hunt v. County of Orange, 672 F.3d 606, 616 (9th
25 Cir. 2012) (district courts have broad discretion to manage course of litigation); U.S. v. Batiste,
26 868 F.2d 1089, 1091 n.4 (9th Cir. 1989) (district courts have broad discretion to manage
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Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED, that Defendants’ request for relief from Local

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

5 Dated:

January 25, 2016

/s/ Sheila K. Oberto
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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