Opinion
Case No. 3:12-1239
03-19-2013
WILLIAM HAMBY, Plaintiff, v. VALERIE McCULLOUGH, et al., Defendants.
Judge Trauger/Bryant
Jury Demand
SCHEDULING ORDER
The defendants have filed their answers to the plaintiff's complaint (Docket Entry No. 25). The following scheduling order is ENTERED:
I. GENERAL COURT RULES AND PROCEDURES
Any filing made with the Court must comply with Rule 5 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which requires that a copy of any filing made with the Court be sent to the opposing party or their counsel and that the filing contain a certification stating that a copy has been sent, to whom, at what address, and on what date. Any filing which does not comply with this requirement will be returned and/or stricken from the record.
Each party is responsible for making and obtaining copies of any documents or filings they send to the Court. It is not the Court's responsibility to provide free copies of any documents to the parties. If a party desires to obtain a copy of a document in the official court file, the party should contact the Clerk's office, with the docket entry number of the document if possible, to request a copy. The cost of an electronically filed document is 10¢ per page, or .50¢ per page if it is not electronically filed.
Each party is required to keep both the Court and the opposing party or their counsel informed of their current address. A plaintiff's failure to keep the Court informed of his/her current address may result in a recommendation that the action be dismissed for failure to prosecute and for failure to comply with the Court's order.
II. PRETRIAL DEADLINES
Amendment of Pleadings
The parties shall have until May 20, 2013, to move to amend the pleadings.
Discovery
All discovery shall be completed by July 22, 2013. By this, the Court means that all written discovery should be served far enough before the discovery completion date, i.e. at least thirty days prior to the discovery completion deadline, so that responses or objections to any written discovery can be made prior to the completion deadline. For example, serving written discovery upon an opposing party a few days prior to the discovery completion deadline does not comply with this scheduling order and may result in discovery being denied to the requesting party.
Any party seeking to serve written discovery upon another party which would result in responses being served after the discovery completion deadline must obtain leave of the Court to serve untimely discovery requests.
Written discovery should be sent to the opposing party and should not be filed with the Court, nor should a copy of the written discovery be sent to the Court unless it is sent as an attachment to a discovery motion. A Court order is not required for a party to engage in discovery and discovery in an action is not stayed upon the filing of any motion unless specifically ordered by the Court.
Discovery Motions
All discovery motions must be filed by July 22, 2013. All discovery motions must comply with the applicable requirements contained in Rule 37 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 37.01 of the Local Rules of Court, or any other relevant Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. No discovery dispute related motions shall be filed without first contacting the Magistrate Judge's office and scheduling a telephone conference with the Magistrate Judge regarding the dispute.
Dispositive Motions
All dispositive motions to dismiss and for summary judgment shall be filed by August 19, 2013. Responses shall be due September 16, 2013, and replies, if any, limited to five (5) pages, shall be due by September 30, 2013. Plaintiff is forewarned that dispositive motions must be responded to by September 16, 2013, unless an extension is granted by the Court, and that failure to respond to the motion and to statements of facts may result in the Court taking the facts alleged in the matter as true and granting the relief requested. In responding, plaintiff may not just rely on his complaint. Plaintiff must show there is a material dispute of fact with citation to the record, affidavits or other matter of evidence. Plaintiff should read and comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 and Local Rule LR 56.01(a). If dispositive motions are filed earlier, the response and reply dates for that motion shall be moved up accordingly.
Other Motions
Any other motions (other than in limine or related to trial matters) must be filed by August 19, 2013.
The Magistrate Judge estimates that this case will be ready for a jury trial after May 13, 2014.
It is so ORDERED.
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JOHN S. BRYANT
United States Magistrate Judge