Givens v. County of Sacramento, et al.

Filing 67

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 7/14/17 ORDERING that Plaintiff's MOTION for an Extension to respond to defendants' first set of written discovery requests 66 is GRANTED; Responses are due by 9/5/2017. Plaintiff's Request to Compel Discovery from defendants is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.(Mena-Sanchez, L)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FRANCOIS P. GIVENS,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:15-cv-720-KJN PS

v.

ORDER

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al.,

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Defendants.

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On July 13, 2017, plaintiff filed a motion for an extension of time to respond to

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defendants’ first set of discovery requests, including requests for admission. (ECF No. 66.)

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Plaintiff received the discovery requests on July 5, 2017, but claims that he has been unable to

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access some of his legal materials due to a prison lockdown. He requests a 30-day extension to

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respond to the discovery requests. In light of the circumstances as represented by plaintiff, and

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given that the discovery completion deadline is many months away, the court grants the requested

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extension pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 36(a)(3).

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In his motion, plaintiff also renews his request for the court to compel certain discovery

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from defendants. However, nothing in plaintiff’s motion suggests that meet-and-confer efforts

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with respect to that discovery have been properly initiated and exhausted, as previously ordered

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by the court. Therefore, the court denies that request without prejudice.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Plaintiff’s motion for an extension to respond to defendants’ first set of written

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discovery requests (ECF No. 66) is GRANTED. Responses are due September 5,

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2017.

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2. Plaintiff’s request to compel discovery from defendants is DENIED WITHOUT
PREJUDICE.

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Dated: July 14, 2017

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