Pittman v. Sims et al

Filing 34

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 32 Motion to Compel. Defendants are instructed to provide a copy of the compact disc at issue to the ADC within fourteen days so that Mr. Pittman may view the video footage. Mr. Pittman's request fo r an order requiring Defendants to more fully respond to discovery requests is denied. The Clerk of the Court is instructed to provide a copy of this Order to the Warden and the Law Library Supervisor of the Grimes Unit. Signed by Magistrate Judge Beth Deere on 12/17/2015. (jak)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
WESTERN DIVISION
CORNELIUS PITTMAN,
ADC #161220
V.

PLAINTIFF

CASE NO. 4:15-CV-317 BD

VANORRIS SIMS, et al.

DEFENDANTS
ORDER

Mr. Pittman has moved for a Court order compelling the Defendants to more fully
respond to his discovery requests and to produce a compact disc containing video footage
relevant to the events giving rise to this lawsuit. (Docket entry #32) The Defendants
have responded to Mr. Pittman’s motion, indicating that they do not object to providing a
copy of the video footage to the Arkansas Department of Correction. (#33) In addition,
the Court has reviewed the Defendants’ responses to Mr. Pittman’s discovery requests
and has determined that the Defendants’s responses comply with the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure.
Therefore, Mr. Pittman’s motion (#32) is GRANTED, in part, and DENIED, in
part. Defendants are instructed to provide a copy of the compact disc at issue to the ADC
within fourteen days so that Mr. Pittman may view the video footage. Mr. Pittman’s
request for an order requiring Defendants to more fully respond to discovery requests is
DENIED.

The Clerk of the Court is instructed to provide a copy of this Order to the Warden
and the Law Library Supervisor of the Grimes Unit, 300 Corrections Drive, Newport,
Arkansas 72112.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 17th day of December, 2015.

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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