Blanco v. Talutto

Full title: VICTOR BLANCO, Plaintiff v. WARDEN TALUTTO, et al., Defendants

Court: United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania

Date published: Oct 4, 2024

CIVIL 3:24-cv-534 (M.D. Pa. Oct. 4, 2024)

Opinion

CIVIL 3:24-cv-534

10-04-2024

VICTOR BLANCO, Plaintiff v. WARDEN TALUTTO, et al., Defendants

Mariani Judge

ORDER

Mariani Judge

AND NOW, this 4^th day of October, 2024, upon consideration of Defendants' motions (Docs. 11,15) to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), and the parties' respective briefs in support of and in opposition to said motion, and for the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. The motions (Docs. 11,15) are DENIED.

2. Discovery shall be completed on or before January 1, 2025. In accordance with Local Rule of Court 5.4(b), the parties shall refrain from filing discovery requests with the Court.

3. On or before January 16, 2025, the parties shall NOTIFY the Court of their willingness to consent to the jurisdiction of a United States Magistrate Judge. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).

4. Dispositive motions shall be filed on or before January 31,2025.

5. No extensions of the pre-trial schedule shall be granted absent good cause. See FED. R. CIV. P. 16(b).

6. Any motions or briefs filed after the expiration of the applicable deadline, without prior leave of Court, shall be stricken from the record.

7. The scheduling of a final pre-trial conference and the trial date of this matter is deferred pending disposition of dispositive motions.

8. Any appeal from this Order is DEEMED frivolous and not taken in good faith. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3).