Opinion
Case No. 2:11-cv-01919-LRH-NJK
02-22-2013
LINDA PETERSON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. KEVIN MIRANDA, et al., Defendant.
ORDER STRIKING FILED
DOCUMENTS
(as listed below)
Pursuant to Local Rule 26-8, discovery-related documents are not to be filed unless ordered by the Court. On June 11, 2012, Magistrate Judge Johnston struck an Amended Notice of Deposition filed by Plaintiff. Docket No. 47 (striking document filed at Docket No. 45). Also on June 11, 2012, Magistrate Judge Johnston struck a Second Amended Notice of Deposition filed by Plaintiff. Docket No. 48 (striking document filed at Docket No. 46). On June 28, 2012, Magistrate Judge Johnston struck a Notice of Deposition filed by Plaintiff. Docket No. 55 (striking document filed at Docket No. 37). Also on June 28, 2012, Magistrate Judge Johnston struck another Notice of Deposition filed by Plaintiff. Docket No. 56 (striking document filed at Docket No. 43). In each of these Orders, Judge Johnston stated that, "pursuant to LR 26-8 discovery related papers are not to be filed unless ordered by the Court. No such order has been entered by the Court in this case." (Docket Nos. 47, 48, 55, 56).
Notwithstanding these four prior orders striking discovery documents he has filed, Plaintiff has filed the following 44 discovery documents:
1. Docket No. 36: Notice of Deposition
2. Docket No. 38: Subpoena
3. Docket No. 44: Notice of Vacating Deposition
4. Docket No. 58: Notice of Vacating Deposition
5. Docket No. 59: Notice of Vacating Deposition
6. Docket No. 60: Notice of Vacating Deposition
7. Docket No. 61: Notice of Vacating Deposition
8. Docket No. 62: Notice of Vacating Deposition
9. Docket No. 63: Notice of Vacating Deposition
10. Docket No. 64: Notice of Vacating Deposition
11. Docket No. 65: Notice of Vacating Deposition
12. Docket No. 66: Notice of Vacating Deposition
13. Docket No. 67: Notice of Vacating Deposition
14. Docket No. 68: Notice of Vacating Deposition
15. Docket No. 69: Notice of Vacating Deposition
16. Docket No. 70: Notice of Vacating Deposition
17. Docket No. 115: Subpoena
18. Docket No. 121: Subpoena
19. Docket No. 122: Notice of Deposition
20. Docket No. 128: Subpoena
21. Docket No. 129: Notice of Deposition
22. Docket No. 130: Notice of Deposition
23. Docket No. 132: Notice of Deposition
24. Docket No. 133: Subpoena
25. Docket No. 134: Notice of Deposition
26. Docket No. 136: Notice of Deposition
27. Docket No. 137: Notice of Deposition
28. Docket No. 138: Notice of Deposition
29. Docket No. 139: Notice of Deposition
30. Docket No. 140: Subpoena
31. Docket No. 141: Subpoena
32. Docket No. 142: Subpoena
33. Docket No. 143: Notice of Deposition
34. Docket No. 144: Notice of Deposition
35. Docket No. 145: Notice of Deposition
36. Docket No. 146: Notice of Deposition
37. Docket No. 147: Notice of Vacating Deposition
38. Docket No. 148: Notice of Deposition
39. Docket No. 149: Notice of Vacating Deposition
40. Docket No. 150: Notice of Deposition
41. Docket No. 151: Subpoena
42. Docket No. 152: Subpoena
43. Docket No. 153: Notice of Deposition
44. Docket No. 154: Subpoena
45. Docket No. 155: Subpoena Because each of the above documents was filed in violation of Local Rule 26-8, they shall be STRICKEN by the Clerk.
Parties are required to follow this Court's orders and the Local Rules. See, e.g., Local Rule IA 4-1; Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(f). Compliance of the Local Rules is always expected, but especially so after the Court has previously identified a particular violation of the Local Rules. In this case, 42 of the 45 documents identified above were filed after Magistrate Judge Johnston's four orders striking similar documents from the docket. The Court reminds Plaintiff and Plaintiff's attorney that failure to follow the Local Rules and abide by Court orders can result in sanctions. See, e.g., Local Rule IA 4-1; Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(f).
The Court hereby ORDERS Plaintiff and Plaintiff's attorney to cease filing discovery documents on the docket in compliance with Local Rule 26-8. Failure to abide by this order and Local Rule 26-8 may result in sanctions pursuant to, inter alia, Local Rule IA 4-1; Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(f).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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NANCY J. KOPPE
United States Magistrate Judge