Bievins v. The State of California et al

Filing 19

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 05/23/13 ordering any party may file a discovery motion in this action on or before the discovery deadline of 05/31/13. (Plummer, 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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GLENN BLEVINS,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:11-cv-3475 KJN P

vs.
RAYMOND MARIN, JR., et al.,

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Defendants.

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ORDER
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Defendants seek clarification of this court’s order filed May 16, 2013. Pursuant to

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defendants’ request, that order extended the discovery deadline in this action to May 31, 2013,

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and instructed the parties to re-serve, and further respond to, the subject production request.

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Defendants now inquire whether they are permitted to file a motion to compel further discovery

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within the extended discovery deadline. Yes. The court’s original Discovery and Scheduling

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Order provides that “[a]ny motions necessary to compel discovery shall be filed by [the discovery

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deadline].” (ECF No. 13 at 6.) Accordingly, any party may file a discovery motion in this action

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on or before the extended discovery deadline of May 31, 2013. Nevertheless, as the court

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emphasized in its recent order, “[t]he parties are encouraged to resolve the instant [discovery]

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dispute without judicial intervention.” While it is preferable that the parties informally resolve

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this, or any other, discovery dispute, no party is precluded from filing any motion to compel

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discovery within the extended discovery deadline.

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DATED: May 23, 2013

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KENDALL J. NEWMAN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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