Opinion
22-10780
02-21-2024
CANDISS CHAMBERS, Plaintiff, v. ALYSA KOWALSKY, et al., Defendants.
HONORABLE F. KAY BEHM, JUDGE.
ORDER STRIKING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER (ECF NO. 51) AND GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST TO MOVE FOR SANCTIONS
ELIZABETH A. STAFFORD, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE.
The Court held a status conference on February 20, 2024, during which the parties discussed Defendant Alysa Kowalsky's recent motion for protective order, ECF No. 51, and Plaintiff Candiss Chambers' request to move for sanctions.The Court:
The Honorable F. Kay Behm referred the case to the undersigned for all pretrial matters under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). ECF No. 31.
• STRIKES defendant's motion for protective order (ECF No. 51) because it does not comply with this Court's Practice Guidelines. See ECF No. 12, PageID.42 (“[W]hen the Court...has been referred all pretrial or discovery matters under § 636(b)(1)(A), THE
PARTIES MAY NOT FILE A DISCOVERY MOTION WITHOUT LEAVE OF COURT.”) (emphasis in original).
• GRANTS plaintiff's request to move for sanctions.
During the status conference, the Court warned defendant that violations of discovery rules and court orders may result in sanctions, including the entry of dismissal or default judgment against the violating party. KCI USA, Inc. v. Healthcare Essentials, Inc., 801 Fed.Appx. 928, 934 (6th Cir. 2020).
IT IS ORDERED.
NOTICE TO PARTIES ABOUT OBJECTIONS
Within 14 days of being served with this order, any party may file objections with the assigned district judge. Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(a). The district judge may sustain an objection only if the order is clearly erroneous or contrary to law. 28 U.S.C. § 636. “When an objection is filed to a magistrate judge's ruling on a non-dispositive motion, the ruling remains in full force and effect unless and until it is stayed by the magistrate judge or a district judge.” E.D. Mich. LR 72.2.