Opinion
No. C11-5401 RBL/KLS
09-12-2011
WILLIAM G. SMITH, Plaintiff, v. RODULF TRIVENO, RANDY PIERCE, CATHERINE BAUM, GARY FLETCHER, WILLIAM ROLLINS, PATRICK GLEBE, DAN VAN OGLE, KERRI McTARSNEY, DENNIS DAHNE, TAMMY NIKULA, DANO GORTON, KATHY RENINGER, JOSEPH LOPIN, ELDON VAIL, DAN PACHOLKE, SEAN MURPHY, STEVE HAMMOND, and DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Defendants.
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO COMPEL
Before the Court is Plaintiff's "Motion for An Order Compelling Discovery." ECF No. 28. Within this document, Plaintiff requests an Order compelling Defendants to answer the interrogatories and request for production of documents that he sent to them on June 8, 2011. Id.
DISCUSSION
Plaintiff must confer with opposing counsel in a good faith attempt to resolve any discovery dispute. If the attempt to confer is unsuccessful, Plaintiff may file a motion to compel, which shall include a certification that he, in good faith, conferred or attempted to confer with the person or party failing to make the discovery in an effort to secure the information or material without court intervention in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(a)(2)(B).
Accordingly, it is ORDERED:
(1) Plaintiff's Motion (ECF No. 28) is DENIED.
(2) The Clerk shall send a copy of this Order to Plaintiff and counsel for Defendants.
Karen L. Strombom
United States Magistrate Judge