Opinion
2:10-cv-01132-PMP-LRL.
July 28, 2010
ORDER
On July 9, 2010, plaintiff filed his complaint, which he styled "Emergency Medical Civil Rights Complaint." (Docket #1). On July 15, 2010, the court issued an order that the complaint would be treated as a motion for preliminary injunction and directed defendants to respond to specific substantive allegations on an expedited basis. (Docket #3). Defendants' response, filed on July 26, 2010, wholly disregards the court's order. (Docket #6).
Accordingly, defendants shall respond in a substantive manner to the following allegations: (1) on or about late June 2010, Southern Desert Correctional Center medical personnel began issuing different syringes for use by diabetic inmates that were non-blister-packaged, non-single-use syringes; (2) such syringes were used after their expiration date of February 2010; and (3) inmates may be or may have been issued re-used syringes. ( See also docket #3). Defendants are warned that failure to comply with this order may result in the imposition of sanctions on counsel for defendants.
As indicated in the court's previous order (docket #3), following a response and/or resolution of any emergency circumstances, normal procedures pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) will resume in this action. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that defendants SHALL RESPOND to the substantive allegations in plaintiff's complaint as set forth in this order on or before Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that counsel for defendants SHALL APPEAR telephonically at a hearing on this matter on Friday, August 6, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that counsel for defendants SHALL ARRANGE for plaintiff's telephonic presence at the hearing. Once counsel for defendants has plaintiff on the telephone line she shall then call the court at tel.: 702/464-5598 to initiate the hearing.