Turner v. Rupf et al

Filing 93

ORDER instructing Corcoran State Prison to allow access to telephone for plaintiff with counsel and forwarding appropriate mail to counsel; Plaintiff to file Rule 26 disclosures by 9/29/2008; Signed by Judge Marilyn Hall Patel on 9/10/2008. (awb, COURT-STAFF) (Filed on 9/10/2008)

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TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW LLP GREGORY S. GILCHRIST (State Bar No. 111536) MEGAN M. CHUNG (State Bar No. 232044) Two Embarcadero Center, 8th Floor San Francisco, California 94111 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 415.576.0300 Attorneys for Plaintiff EDWARD L. TURNER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EDWARD L. TURNER, Plaintiff, v. WARREN E. RUPF, et al., Defendants. Case No. C 05-2297 MHP (Pr)

[PROPOSED] ORDER CMC Date: August 25, 2008 Time: 3:00 p.m. Courtroom: 15, 18th Floor

During the case management conference, held on August 25, 2008, Plaintiff's counsel recounted difficulties in having telephone calls with Plaintiff Edward Turner at California State Prison ­ Corcoran ("Corcoran State Prison") and from receiving documents via mail from Mr. Turner. Mr. Turner's mail to his counsel has been returned to him several times without being sent to his counsel. In order to move this case forward, it is hereby ordered that: 1. Corcoran State Prison shall ensure that Mr. Turner has access to a telephone for

biweekly calls with his counsel at Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP. Corcoran State Prison shall coordinate with Plaintiff's counsel to determine the day and time and Plaintiff's counsel will provide the telephone number for Mr. Turner's use. 2. Corcoran State Prison shall ensure that Mr. Turner's legal mail to his counsel

Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP be sent out of prison.
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Plaintiff must file by September 29, 2008, documents in support of its initial

disclosures pursuant to Rule 26. Thus, Corcoran State Prison shall not interfere with Mr. Turner as he collects and mails documents relevant to this case, including but not limited to discovery sent to and received from opposing counsel, deposition transcripts from this case, and documents related to Martinez Detention Facility, to his counsel or to the Court. IT IS SO ORDERED.

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