Turner v. United States Department of the Treasury

Filing 15

DISCOVERY ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 9/1/2015. (Timken, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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BRUCE ERVIN TURNER,
Plaintiff,

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v.

DISCOVERY ORDER
Deadline to Amend Pleadings: February 26, 2016
Discovery Cut-Off date: April 29, 2016
Dispositive Motion Deadline: July 1, 2016

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY,
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network,
Defendant.

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Case No. 1:15-cv-00007-LJO-SKO

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On August 25, 2015, Defendant answered the complaint filed on January 5, 2015.
Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 1, 16, and 26-36, discovery shall proceed as follows:
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Discovery requests shall be served by the parties pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure 5 and Local Rule 135, and shall only be filed when required by Local Rules 250.1,
250.2 and 250.3;
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Responses to written discovery requests shall be due forty-five (45) days after the

request is first served;
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To ensure that the responding party has forty-five (45) days after the request is first

1 served to respond, discovery requests must be served at least forty-five (45) days before the
2 discovery deadline;
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4.

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(a), Defendant may depose Plaintiff

4 and any other witness confined in a prison upon condition that, at least fourteen (14) days before
5 such a deposition, Defendant serves all parties with the notice required by Federal Rule of Civil
6 Procedure 30(b)(1); and
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5.

If disputes arise about the parties' obligations to respond to requests for discovery,

8 the parties shall comply with all pertinent rules including Rules 5, 7, 11, 26, and 37 of the Federal
9 Rules of Civil Procedure and Rules 110, 130, 131, 133, 135, 136, 142, and 230(1) of the Local
10 Rules of Practice for the United States District Court, Eastern District of California. Unless
11 otherwise ordered, Local Rule 251 shall not apply, and the requirement set forth in Federal Rules
12 of Civil Procedure 26 and 37 that a party seeking relief from the court certify that he or she has in
13 good faith conferred or attempted to confer with the other party or person in an effort to resolve
14 the dispute prior to seeking court action, shall not apply.

Voluntary compliance with this

15 provision of Rules 26 and 37 is encouraged, however. A discovery motion that does not comply
16 with all applicable rules will be stricken and may result in imposition of sanctions.
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The parties are also advised of the following deadlines:

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6.

The deadline to file a motion to amend the pleadings is February 26, 2016;

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The deadline for the completion of all discovery, including filing motions to

20 compel, is April 29, 2016;
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8.

The deadline for filing pre-trial dispositive motions is July 1, 2016;

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9.

A request for an extension of a deadline set in this order must be filed on or before

23 the expiration of the deadline in question; and
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An extension of time will only be granted upon a showing of good cause.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

5 Dated:

September 1, 2015

/s/ Sheila K. Oberto
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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