Stevenson v. Pramstaller

Full title: BURVIN STEVENSON, Plaintiff, v. GEORGE PRAMSTALLER, et al., Defendants

Court: United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division

Date published: Nov 24, 2008

CIVIL ACTION NO. 07-CV-14040-DT (E.D. Mich. Nov. 24, 2008)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 07-CV-14040-DT.

November 24, 2008

OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER

MONA MAJZOUB, Magistrate Judge

This matter comes before the Court on the Motion for Protective Order Staying Discovery filed by Defendants Correctional Medical Services, Inc., Craig Hutchinson, and Rocco DeMasi. (Docket no. 53). Plaintiff has not responded to Defendants' Motion, and the time for responding has now expired. All pretrial matters have been referred to the undersigned for decision. (Docket no. 5). The Court dispenses with oral argument pursuant to E.D. Mich. LR 7.1(e). This matter is now ready for ruling.

Because this is a pro se prisoner proceeding it is exempted from the initial disclosure requirements of Fed.R.Civ.P. 26. Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(1)(B)(iv). The moving Defendants have filed a Motion to Dismiss which this Court has recommended be granted. (Docket no. 51). If the district court adopts this Court's recommendation, the moving Defendants will be dismissed. Accordingly, the Court finds good cause under Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(c) for staying discovery against these Defendants until their Motion to Dismiss is resolved. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Defendants' Motion for Protective Order Staying Discovery (docket no. 53) is GRANTED.

NOTICE TO THE PARTIES

Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(a), the parties have a period of ten days from the date of this Order within which to file any written appeal to the District Judge as may be permissible under 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1).