Williams v. Romero et al

Filing 132

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 11/19/21 ORDERING within 20 days of the filed date of this order, plaintiff shall explain why he failed to file a timely opposition to defendants' September 28 motion to compel and why defendants' motion should not be granted. If plaintiff fails to file a timely response to this order, this court will grant defendants' motion to compel.(Plummer, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LANCE WILLIAMS,

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No. 2:17-cv-1884 TLN DB P

Plaintiff,

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v.

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ROMERO, et al.,

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ORDER

Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding with a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

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Plaintiff alleges he was subjected to excessive force when a defendant closed a mechanical door

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on him. He further alleges defendants were deliberately indifferent to his need for medical care.

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On September 28, 2021, defendants filed a motion to compel plaintiff to respond to defendants’

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discovery requests. Plaintiff’s response to that motion was due within twenty-one days after

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service of the motion. (See June 1, 2021 Order (citing E.D. Cal. R. 230(l)).)

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Twenty-one days have passed and plaintiff has not filed any response to the motion to

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compel. Local Rule 230(l) provides that a party’s failure to respond to a motion to compel may

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be deemed a waiver of any opposition to the motion. Plaintiff will be given an opportunity to

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explain why he has failed to file a timely response to the motion and why defendants’ motion

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should not be granted.

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Accordingly, within twenty (20) days of the filed date of this order, plaintiff shall explain

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why he failed to file a timely opposition to defendants’ September 28 motion to compel and why

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defendants’ motion should not be granted. If plaintiff fails to file a timely response to this order,

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this court will grant defendants’ motion to compel.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: November 19, 2021

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