Opinion
4:11-cv-00698-JMM-JTK
12-15-2011
LEON NESMITH, ADC #655326 PLAINTIFF v. CPL. BONNER, et al. DEFENDANTS
INITIAL SCHEDULING ORDER
Defendants have filed their Answer to Plaintiff's Complaint. The Court will give the parties six months to complete discovery and seven months (30 days after the close of discovery) to file any dispositive motions.
This means that the parties must send their final discovery requests to the opposing side so that they have the full amount of time, as provided by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to respond before the discovery deadline expires. For instance, Fed. R. Civ. P. 33(b)(2) states that a party has 30 days to respond to interrogatories. Thus, the parties must send their final interrogatories to the opposing side at least 30 days before the expiration of the discovery deadline
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the parties shall complete discovery on or before June 15, 2012, and file any dispositive motions on or before July 15, 2012.
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JEROME T. KEARNEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE