Opinion
CASE NO. 2:15-CV-11616
10-28-2015
WILLIAM E. POWELL, Plaintiff, v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Defendant.
JUDGE PAUL D. BORMAN
ORDER CONSTRUING PLAINTIFF'S SEPTEMBER 28 , 2015 MOTION (DE 19) AS A MOTION FOR ENTRY OF A CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER and GRANTING SUCH MOTION
This case is one of three Plaintiff has filed in this Court against the Internal Revenue Service. Plaintiff filed the instant lawsuit pro se on May 5, 2015. (DE 1.) He is proceeding in forma pauperis. (See DEs 2, 6 & 7.)
This case has been referred to me for all pretrial matters. (See DE 13.) Currently before the Court is Plaintiff's September 28, 2015 request for the Court to require a meet and confer report. (DE 19.) In support of his request, Plaintiff cites Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) ("Conference of the Parties; Planning for Discovery.") and E.D. Mich. LR 16.3 ("Alternative Dispute Resolution: General Provisions").
Upon consideration, Plaintiff's September 28, 2015 motion (DE 19) is CONSTRUED as a motion for entry of a case management scheduling order and is GRANTED. Accordingly, the parties shall confer and develop a proposed discovery plan as contemplated by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f). This proposed plan shall be filed with the Court no later than Tuesday, November 10, 2015. Once the Court receives the parties' proposed plan, it will enter a case management scheduling order.
IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: October 28, 2015
s/Anthony P. Patti
Anthony P. Patti
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was sent to parties of record on October 28, 2015, electronically and/or by U.S. Mail.
s/Michael Williams
Case Manager for the
Honorable Anthony P. Patti
See also Powell v. IRS, Case No. 2:14-cv-12626-SFC-MJH and Powell v. IRS, 2:15-cv-11033-PDB-APP.