Opinion
3:22-cv-361
03-29-2023
CHRISTOPHER LEE HICKS, SR., Plaintiff, v. ADVANCED BACKGROUND CHECK, INC., Defendant.
Caroline H. Gentry, Magistrate Judge
ORDER: (1) REQUIRING THE PARTIES TO MEET AND CONFER; (2) ORDERING THE PARTIES TO FILE THEIR FED. R. CIV. P. 26(f) REPORT ON OR BEFORE MAY 1, 2023; AND (3) ORDERING THE PARTIES TO MAKE INITIAL DISCLOSURES UNDER FED. R. CIV. P. 26(a)(1) ON OR BEFORE APRIL 24, 2023
HON. MICHAEL J. NEWMAN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 16 and Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(f), the parties are ORDERED to informally confer in good faith and prepare a report as required by Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(f).The parties' Rule 26(f) report shall be filed with the Court on or before May 1, 2023. Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties in their Rule 26(f) Report, initial disclosures must be made as required by Rule 26(a)(1). Rule 26(a)(1) initial disclosures must be served upon all parties in the case by April 24, 2023 and should not be filed with the Court unless submitted in support of a motion.
A form Rule 26(f) Report of the Parties (applicable to the Western Division at Dayton) is accessible on the Court's website at http://www.ohsd.uscourts.gov/ohio-southem-district-forms.
The parties are ADVISED that failure to comply with any provision of this Order may result in appropriate sanctions including, but not limited to, dismissal of this action or the entry of a default judgment pursuant to Rule 16(f) and Rule 37(b)(2)(A). After the parties file their Rule 26(f) report, the Court intends to put on a scheduling order and to formally refer this matter to the United States Magistrate Judge.
IT IS SO ORDERED.