Corral v. Woodman

Filing 39

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis M. Cota on 06/05/19 DENYING 36 Motion for teleconference. (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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DYLAN SCOTT CORRAL,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:18-CV-1769-KJM-DMC-P

v.

ORDER

WOODMAN,

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Defendant.

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Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to

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42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion (ECF No. 36) seeking an order

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directing prison officials to facilitate a meet-and-confer telephone conference with defendant’s

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counsel for purposes of preparing a discovery plan. Plaintiff’s motion is denied as premature

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because no answer has been filed in this action and, therefore, the case is not yet at issue. In any

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event, in cases filed by incarcerated plaintiffs, scheduling is accomplished without any court

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hearing on the papers and record. To the extent plaintiff is required by the Federal Rules of Civil

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Procedure or the local rules of this court to meet and confer with defendant’s counsel, he may do

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so in writing.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: June 5, 2019
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DENNIS M. COTA
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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