Torrence v. Hseuh et al
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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 7/2/12 DENYING 78 Motion to Compel. (Dillon, M)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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DEAVON E. TORRENCE,
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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No. 2:10-cv-1222 KJM KJN P
F. HSEUH, et al.,
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Defendants.
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ORDER
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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel. On June 13, 2012,
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plaintiff filed a motion to compel discovery. (Dkt. No. 78.) Plaintiff seeks production of the
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Institutional Security Unit (“ISU”) Interrogation/Interview of plaintiff which occurred in the
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California Medical Facility emergency room on March 12, 2008. Plaintiff states he submitted
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written requests pursuant to Rule 34 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure between the months
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of March through June of 2011, but had not yet received a copy of the ISU report, and plaintiff
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found no copy of the ISU report in his central file. Plaintiff did not provide a copy of the specific
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discovery request at issue.
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Defendants oppose plaintiff’s motion as untimely-filed, and argue that without
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production of the specific discovery request or requests at issue, neither defendants nor the court
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can determine whether relief is appropriate.
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Defendants’ arguments are well taken. By order filed November 17, 2011, the
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scheduling order was modified, and the discovery deadline was extended to March 19, 2012.
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(Dkt. No. 67.) The parties were informed that all motions necessary to compel discovery were to
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be filed by March 19, 2012. Under the mailbox rule, plaintiff’s motion to compel was presented
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to prison officials for mailing on June 3, 2012. See Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266, 275-76
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(1988) (pro se prisoner filing is dated from the date prisoner delivers it to prison authorities).
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Thus, plaintiff’s motion is untimely, as all motions to compel were to be filed by March 19,
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2012.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s June 13, 2012 motion to
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compel discovery (dkt. no. 78) is denied.
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DATED: July 2, 2012
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KENDALL J. NEWMAN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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