(PC) Marti v. Baires et al
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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 11/3/2011 denying 46 Motion for sanctions without prejudice as premature. (Lundstrom, T)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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ALEX LAMOTA MARTI,
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Plaintiff,
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CASE NO. 1:08-cv-00653-AWI-SKO PC
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
FOR SANCTIONS, WITHOUT PREJUDICE,
AS PREMATURE
v.
M. A. BAIRES, et al.,
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(Doc. 46)
Defendants.
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Plaintiff Alex Lamota Marti, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed
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this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on May 9, 2008. On November 2, 2011,
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Plaintiff filed a motion seeking the imposition of sanctions against Defendants for failure to comply
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with a court order. Fed. R. Civ. P. 37.
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Pursuant to the Court’s order of October 11, 2011, Defendants were required to re-serve their
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discovery responses on Plaintiff within fifteen days from the date of service of the order. Pursuant
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to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure governing service and the computation of time, Defendants
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were required to serve their responses by mail on or before October 31, 2011. Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b);
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Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a), (d). Plaintiff’s motion for sanctions, served by mail on October 30, 2011, was
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prematurely filed.
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Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion for sanctions is HEREBY DENIED, without prejudice, as
premature.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:
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November 3, 2011
/s/ Sheila K. Oberto
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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