Meehl v. First Student, Inc.

Full title: RICHARD and MARGARET MEEHL, h/w, Plaintiffs, v. FIRST STUDENT, INC., et…

Court: United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Apr 18, 2006

Civil Action No. 05-2615 (E.D. Pa. Apr. 18, 2006)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 05-2615.

April 18, 2006

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

RONALD BUCKWALTER, District Judge

This case was reassigned to the undersigned judge by order dated April 11, 2006. The docket reflects a series of pending discovery motions. All of these outstanding motions will be dismissed without prejudice, and a status conference will be scheduled.

AND NOW, this 18^th day of April, 2006, it is hereby ORDERED that the following motions are DISMISSED without prejudice:

1. Motion for Discovery Master (Docket No. 25);

2. Second Motion for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery and Extend Trial Deadlines (Docket No. 26);

3. Motion for Sanctions for Defendants' Failure to Comply with Court Order Dated 1/12/06 (Docket No. 27);

4. Motion to Compel Deposition of Hazel Pringle Pursuant to E.D. Local Rule 26.1(g) and F.R.C.P. 34 and 37 (Docket No. 28); and

5. Motion for Sanctions for Defendants' Failure to Comply with Court Order Dated February 28, 2006 (Docket No. 32).

It is further ORDERED that:

The present scheduling order is VACATED.

A STATUS CONFERENCE is scheduled Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. in the chambers of the undersigned. The primary purpose of this conference is to establish a new scheduling order, including a discovery plan with firm deadlines, and methods for resolving discovery disputes expeditiously. To that end, each party will submit its discovery plan to the court on May 2, 2006 outlining its proposal to expedite discovery disputes.