Hampton v. Virga et al

Filing 30

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 11/1/2018 DENYING 28 Motion for Discovery as moot. (Huang, H)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JAMES HAMPTON,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:13-cv-0923 JAM DB P

v.

ORDER

TIM VIRGA, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed this civil

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rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States

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Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302.

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On October 25, 2018, plaintiff filed a motion for discovery. (ECF No. 28). In it, he

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requests that he be granted the opportunity to conduct discovery. Given that on October 10, 2018,

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this court issued a discovery and scheduling order in this matter (see ECF No. 27), the court will

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deny plaintiff’s motion as moot.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s October 25, 2018, motion for

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discovery (ECF No. 28) is DENIED as moot.

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Dated: November 1, 2018

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DLB:13

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