Cranford v. Okpala

Filing 33

ORDER DENYING Plaintiff's 32 Motion for Discovery Deadlines signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 1/29/2016. (Sant Agata, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ARCHIE CRANFORD,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
ANTONIA OKPALA,
Defendant.

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Case No.: 1:14-cv-00921-LJO-SAB (PC)
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
FOR DISCOVERY DEADLINES
[ECF No. 32]

Plaintiff Archie Cranford is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in this civil rights action

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pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Individuals detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions

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Code § 6600 et seq. are civil detainees and are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison

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Litigation Reform Act. Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000).

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On January 19, 2016, Defendant filed an answer to the complaint. On January 27, 2016, the

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Court issued the discovery and scheduling opening discovery and set the dispositive motion deadline

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of December 5, 2016. (ECF No. 31.)

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On January 28, 2016, Plaintiff filed a motion requesting a discovery deadline to be set.

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Inasmuch as the Court issued the discovery and scheduling order on January 27, 2016, Plaintiff’s

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motion is moot. Further, as stated in the First Informational Order, issued June 17, 2014, once the

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Court opens discovery, the parties may initiate discovery without further approval by the Court, and

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all discovery requests, with the exception of motions to compel, shall be served only on the parties.
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(ECF No. 3, Order at 3:19-24.) Discovery documents that are inappropriately submitted to the Court

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will be stricken from the record. (Id. at 3:23-24.)
Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion for the Court to issue a discovery deadline is DENIED as

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moot.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

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January 29, 2016
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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