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)

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
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