Opinion
2:20-cv-00004-JAM-JDP (PS)
09-28-2021
MICHAEL C. SCHOOL, Plaintiff, v. OLIVIA RODRIGUES, et al., Defendants.
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS
ECF No. 15
JEREMY D. PETERSON UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Plaintiff, proceeding without counsel, moves for production of exculpatory evidence under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963). ECF No. 15. Although the authority cited by plaintiff governs the criminal discovery process, it is not application to this civil case. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure govern discovery in this case. Importantly, no party may move to compel discovery without first attempting to resolve the dispute with the other party. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(a)(1) (requiring the parties to meet and confer regarding discovery disputes before bringing them to the court). Additionally, in accordance with my Civil Procedures, the parties must conduct a telephonic conference with me before filing any discovery motion.
Available online by clicking the “Civil Procedures” hyperlink at http://www.caed.uscourts.gov/caednew/index.cfm/judges/all-judges/50231/.
Accordingly, plaintiff's motion for production of documents, ECF No. 15, is denied.
IT IS SO ORDERED.