ORDER

J. THOMAS RAY, Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiff, Jonathan Ware, is a prisoner in East Arkansas Regional Unit of the Arkansas Department of Correction ("ADC"). He alleges that, on September 24, 2011, Defendants used excessive force against him while he was temporarily in the Craighead County Detention Center ("CCDC").1 See docket entry #2.

I. Plaintiff's Filing of Discovery

Plaintiff has filed a Request for Production of Documents, Interrogatories, and his Answer to Defendants' Interrogatories. See docket entries #8, #22, and #25. Plaintiff must mail his discovery requests directly to Defendants' attorney, and not file them in the record. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(d). Thus, his discovery responses and requests will no longer be accepted for filing.

II. Plaintiff's Motion for Discovery

Plaintiff has filed a Motion for Discovery, which is more properly characterized as a Motion for a Subpoena Duces Tecum. See docket entry #24. In that Motion, Plaintiff explains that when he returned the ADC, unspecified prison officials took pictures of the injuries he sustained during the September 24, 2011 altercation at the CCDC. Id. He also believes that his ADC prison file contains Incident Reports that were prepared by unspecified individuals about the September 24, 2011 incident. Id. Accordingly, he asks the Court to order the ADC to provide him with copies of those photographs and Incident Reports.2 Id.

The Court finds Plaintiff's request to be reasonable and in compliance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 34(c) and 45(a). Accordingly, the Court will direct the Clerk to prepare a subpoena duces tecum to the Warden of the East Arkansas Regional Unit and instruct the U.S. Marshals to serve it. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) (providing that the "officers of the courts shall issue and serve all process, and perform all duties" in cases, such as this one, where the plaintiff has been granted permission to proceed in forma pauperis).

III. Plaintiff's Motion for a Bench Trial

Plaintiff has filed a Motion asking the Court to immediately schedule a trial on the merits of his claims. See docket entry #23. As explained in the Initial Scheduling Order, the parties have until September 12, 2012, to complete discovery and October 12, 2012, to file dispositive motions. See docket entry #15. If the case survives the filing of any such dispositive motions, the Court will enter a Final Scheduling Order setting a trial date. Accordingly, the Motion is denied.

IV. Conclusion

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT:

1. The Clerk is directed to REFRAIN FROM DOCKETING any future written discovery from Plaintiff.

2. Plaintiff's Motion for Discovery (docket entry #24), which has been construed as a Motion for a Subpoena Duces Tecum, is GRANTED.

3. The Clerk is directed to prepare a subpoena duces tecum to the Warden of the East Arkansas Regional Unit for the production, to the Court, of: (a) any Incident Reports prepared about the September 24, 2011 use of force against Plaintiff at the Craighead County Detention Center; and (b) any photographs that were taken of the injuries Plaintiff allegedly sustained during the September 24, 2011 use of force. The Warden will be given 14 days to comply with the subpoena.

4. The U.S. Marshal is directed to serve the subpoena duces tecum on the Warden of the East Arkansas Regional Unit without prepayment of fees and costs or security therefor.

5. Plaintiff's Motion for a Bench Trial (docket entry #23) is DENIED.