Williams v. Alcala et al

Filing 30

ORDER Disregarding Plaintiff's 29 Motion for Discovery signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 01/24/2018. (Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ROBERT C. WILLIAMS,

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Plaintiff,
v.
GERARDO ALCALA, et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No. 1:17-cv-00916-DAD-SAB (PC)
ORDER DISREGARDING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR DISCOVERY
[ECF No. 29]

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Plaintiff Robert C. Williams is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action

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pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), Plaintiff consented to the jurisdiction of

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the United States Magistrate Judge on August 14, 2017. Local Rule 302.

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On January 23, 2018, Plaintiff filed a motion requesting discovery. (ECF No. 29.) On

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December 15, 2017, Defendants filed an answer to the complaint, and the Court opened discovery on

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December 21, 2017. (ECF Nos. 20, 21.) Plaintiff is informed that court permission is not necessary

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for discovery requests and that neither discovery requests served on an opposing party nor that party’s

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responses should be filed until such time as a party becomes dissatisfied with a response and seeks

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relief. Thus, discovery requests and responses shall not be filed with the Court unless, and until, they

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are at issue. Here, Plaintiff’s discovery request is directed to Defendants and should be served on

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opposing counsel only.

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Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion for discovery, filed on January

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23, 2018, is DISREGARDED. (ECF No. 29.)

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

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January 24, 2018
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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