Opinion
Civil Action 23-13185
06-14-2024
MONTAZ KENNEDY, Plaintiff, v. INDIA SMITH, Defendant.
Gershwin A. Drain, United States District Judge.
ORDER STRIKING DOCUMENT (ECF No. 26)
DAVID R. GRAND, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE.
The Court has reviewed plaintiff Montaz Kennedy's (“Kennedy”) recently-filed letter advising the Court that he served defense counsel with a “Litigation Evidence Hold” letter. (ECF No. 26). The Court STRIKES this document for the following reason(s):
[ ] Missing statement of concurrence. See Local Rule (“LR”) 7.1(a).
[ ] Missing required information (e.g., table of contents, concise statement of issues, controlling or most appropriate authority, index of authorities, index of exhibits, etc.). See LR 7.1(d)(2).
[ ] Wrong font size or improperly formatted (e.g., single-spaced, improper margins, missing page numbers, etc.). See LR 5.1(a)(2), (3).
[ ] Does not comply with Rule 19(b) of the Electronic Filing Policies and Procedures, regarding filing exhibits electronically. See LR 5.1.1(a).
[ ] Does not comply with Local Rule 5.3, regarding filing an item under seal in a civil case.
[ ] Over-length. See LR 7.1(d)(3).
[ ] Motion to dismiss/response to motion to dismiss relies primarily on summary judgment cases.
[x] Other: Pursuant to E.D. Mich. LR 26.2(a), discovery material, including discovery requests and certificates of service like Kennedy's letter, are not to be filed on the docket. See also Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(d)(1). Rather, such materials are to be served directly on the opposing party and are not to be filed on the docket unless they provide factual support for a motion. E.D. Mich. LR 26.2(a).
Therefore, Kennedy's letter advising the Court that he served defense counsel with a “Litigation Evidence Hold” letter (ECF No. 26) is hereby STRICKEN and is not part of the record.
IT IS SO ORDERED.