Opinion
18-CV-6468 (GBD) (RWL)
08-11-2021
HOPETON A. FRANCIS, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, POLICE OFFICER EVELYN OROPEZAZUNIGA, AND SERGEANT LUIS RODRIGUEZ, Defendants.
ORDER OF SERVICE
ROBERT W. LEHRBURGER, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE.
This order resolves Defendants' letter motion at Dkt. 89, seeking an order compelling Plaintiff to respond to discovery, including Defendants' First Set of Document Requests, Defendants' First Set of Interrogatories, and Defendants' Deposition Notice to Plaintiff. The deadline for Plaintiff to respond to Defendants' letter motion was August 6, 2021; no response appears on the record. As Defendants correctly note, this is not the first time Plaintiff has failed to timely respond to the Court's orders or Defendants' requests. (See Dkt. 49, 53.) Accordingly, the Court orders as follows:
1. Plaintiff shall respond to Defendants' pending discovery requests no later than September 10, 2021. Plaintiff's failure to comply may result in a recommendation to dismiss the case for failure to prosecute and as sanctions for failure to comply with the Court's orders and Plaintiff's discovery obligations, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 37, and the Court's inherent powers.
2. The time to serve requests for production is extended to September 1, 2021. The time to take depositions is extended until November 15, 2021. The time to complete fact discovery is extended to November 15, 2021.
SO ORDERED.