Clark v. Augusta Arkansas City Council et al

Filing 32

ORDER granting 30 Motion to Strike and striking 26 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 9/2/10. (bkp)

Clark v. Augusta Arkansas City Council et al

Doc. 32

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS HELENA DIVISION BILL CLARK v. CASE NO. 2:08-cv-00197 BSM PLAINTIFF

CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUGUSTA, ARKANSAS, A Public Body Corporate; JIMMY RHODES, Individually and in His Official Capacity as the Mayor of the City of Augusta, Arkansas; and ROCKY TIDWELL, Individually and in his Official Capacity as a Member of the City Council of the City of Augusta, Arkansas ORDER

DEFENDANTS

Plaintiff moves to strike defendants' motion for summary judgment [Doc. No. 26] as untimely. Defendants filed their summary judgment motion on August 13, 2010, well after the July 15, 2010 deadline for motions established by the amended final scheduling order. [Doc. No. 12]. The defendants failed to either seek an extension of this deadline or, as required by Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas Local Rule 6.2(b), to ask the plaintiff if he objected to the late filing. The close proximity of the summary judgement motion to trial affords the plaintiff little time to both respond to the motion and prepare for trial. Accordingly, the plaintiff's motion to strike [Doc. No. 30] is GRANTED. In their motion for summary judgment, defendants raise issues of legislative and qualified immunity. These issues will be dealt with at trial.

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IT IS SO ORDERED THIS 2nd day of September, 2010.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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