Black v. Rowland

Filing 18

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 8/25/2017 ORDERING 17 plaintiff's request be placed in the court file and disregarded. (Henshaw, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DARNELL BLACK, SR.,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:17-cv-0006 KJM KJN P

v.

ORDER

SGT. T. ROWLAND,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel. On August 10, 2017, plaintiff

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filed a document stating he just wants to inform the court that a video interview was done, and

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appears to ask the court to request the video and reports of the meeting. (ECF No. 17.) However,

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plaintiff is informed that the court does not request discovery on behalf of litigants. Rather, it is

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incumbent upon plaintiff to propound his own discovery requests.
Once the court issues its discovery and scheduling order, plaintiff will be able to request

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discovery from counsel for defendants. Court permission is not necessary for discovery requests.

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Discovery requests served on an opposing party and that party’s responses should not be filed

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with the court until such time as a party becomes dissatisfied with a response and seeks relief

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from the court pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. In other words, discovery

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requests between the parties shall not be filed with the court unless, and until, they are at issue.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s request (ECF No. 17) is placed

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in the court file and disregarded. Plaintiff is cautioned that further filing of discovery requests or

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responses, except as required by rule of court, may result in an order of sanctions, including, but

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not limited to, a recommendation that this action be dismissed.

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Dated: August 25, 2017

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/blac0006.411

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