Colton James Rood v. Carrillo

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California granted Defendant’s motion to compel in a prisoner civil rights action. The court ordered Plaintiff to serve further responses to discovery requests within fourteen days of service of the order.

Holdings

1. A party may move to compel discovery when the opposing party fails to provide adequate responses, and an evasive or incomplete response is treated as a failure to respond under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37.
2. Plaintiff was required to submit further responses to Defendant's discovery requests served on November 21, 2024, within fourteen days after service of the order.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Defendant was entitled to an order compelling Plaintiff to provide further responses to the outstanding discovery requests.
2. Whether Plaintiff's asserted extraordinary circumstances and contention that the motion was premature justified denying or deferring the motion to compel.

Disposition

other