Opinion
Case No. 04-20038-BC.
January 13, 2006
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO COMPEL
On December 23, 2005, the defendant Coria filed a motion to compel discovery. Under the local rules, a motion must be accompanied by a brief containing "a concise statement of the issues presented" and the controlling authority, L.R. 7.1, along with "the grounds upon which it is based." Fed.R.Crim.P. 47(b). In addition, a brief should contain a factual background and cogent argument. The defendant's motion does not contain any factual development, nor does it cite any pertinent authorities. The defendant proposes that he may furnish such argument after the government responds to the motion, but that posture does not satisfy the requirements noted above.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED that defendant's motion to compel discovery [dkt # 177] is DENIED without prejudice for lack of merit on the grounds presented.