Russell v. Correctional Medical Services et al

Filing 32

ORDER directing the parties to complete discovery on or before March 7, 2012, and file any dispositive motions on or before April 7, 2012. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jerome T. Kearney on 9/9/11. (kpr)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF DIVISION ISAAC RUSSELL, ADC #132326 PLAINTIFF V. 5:11-cv-00159-SWW-JTK CORRECTIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES, et al. DEFENDANTS INITIAL SCHEDULING ORDER Defendants have filed their Answer to Plaintiff’s Complaint. The Court will give the parties six months to complete discovery and seven months (30 days after the close of discovery) to file any dispositive motions.1 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the parties shall complete discovery on or before March 7, 2012, and file any dispositive motions on or before April 7, 2012. Dated this 9th day of September, 2011. ____________________________________ JEROME T. KEARNEY UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 1 This means that the parties must send their final discovery requests to the opposing side so that they have the full amount of time, as provided by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to respond before the discovery deadline expires. For instance, Fed. R. Civ. P. 33(b)(2) states that a party has 30 days to respond to interrogatories. Thus, the parties must send their final interrogatories to the opposing side at least 30 days before the expiration of the discovery deadline -1-

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