MEMORANDUM ORDER

MARTIN C. CARLSON, Magistrate Judge.

This case is a civil rights action brought by a federal prisoner. The plaintiff has now filed a documents styled as a motion to compel or for discovery, (Docs. 52 and 53), which are essentially identical to a prior filings by Eddowes made on September 17, 2018, and October 5, 2018, and in fact are simply requests for production of documents under Rule 34 that has been served upon the defendants.

As we have previously stated, the plaintiff is advised that no motion is required to request production of documents. Rather under federal practice the plaintiff "must direct his discovery requests to defense counsel, and only after a dispute has arisen, file a motion to compel." White v. Bledsoe, CIV. 3:CV-08-01388, 2008 WL 4793737 (M.D. Pa. Oct. 31, 2008). Moreover the party receiving the request for production of documents has 30 days in which to respond. Therefore, the defendants are not delinquent in any response to Eddowes' prior discovery demands at this time. Accordingly, these pleadings will be construed as yet another request for production and the defendants are instructed to respond in accordance with Rule 34, lodging any answers and objections they deem appropriate. However, because no motion is needed authorizing the plaintiff to take this initial step in the discovery process these motions for an order compelling this discovery (Docs. 52 and 53) are DENIED.

So ordered.