Opinion
Civil Action No. 03-350, In Re: Doc 65.
July 21, 2005
ORDER
Before the court for resolution is a Motion for Sanctions filed by the Defendants' Westmoreland Regional Hospital and James Millwood, M.D. The Defendants' Motion, filed on June 20, 2005, is related to an order entered by this court on April 19, 2005.
Discovery in this case closed on March 28, 2005 and a series of dispositive motions are now before the court. With respect to the instant motion, the Plaintiff claims that the moving Defendants have accessed most of the information that they initially sought through the normal channels of the discovery process. The merits of that claim aside, the resolution of the instant Motion has no bearing on the pending summary judgment motions. See Defs.' Mot. ¶ 5 ("Defendants ability to prepare this case for trial has been significantly impaired by plaintiff's failure to respond to defendants' discovery requests.") (emphasis added). Therefore, the court will delay ruling on the instant Motion until after the summary judgment motions are finally resolved. At that time, if appropriate, the Defendants shall again file its motion. Parenthetically, the sanction requested by the Defendants is overly broad.
The Motion For Sanctions is DENIED, without prejudice.
IT IS SO ORDERED.