(PC) Holguin v. Bell et al

Filing 28

ORDER DENYING Plaintiff's 26 Motion for Discovery signed by Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson on 6/22. (Sant Agata, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FELIPE ROMAN HOLGUIN,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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Case No. 1:19-cv-00757-JDP
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
FOR DISCOVERY
ECF No. 26

BELL, et al.,
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Defendants.
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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this civil rights action brought

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under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On May 11, 2020, plaintiff filed a motion for discovery from the court.

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ECF No. 26. As defendants correctly point out, ECF No. 27, plaintiff should serve discovery

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requests on defendants instead of filing them with the court. Defendants have indicated that they

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are prepared to respond to discovery requests. Thus, plaintiff should send such requests directly

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to defendants’ counsel. The address is:

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Stacia Lynn Johns
Jeremy Duggan
Office the Attorney General
1300 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

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In the future, should the parties have any discovery disputes, they must attempt to resolve

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those disputes among themselves before filing a motion with the court. See Fed. R. Civ. P.

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37(a)(1) (requiring the parties to meet and confer regarding discovery disputes before bringing

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them to the court). Failure to do so will result in denial of any discovery-related motion.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:
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June 22, 2020
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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No. 204.

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