Turner v. Graphic Packaging International, Inc.

Filing 12

ORDER denying as Moot 10 Motion to Compel and granting 11 Motion to Compel. Plaintiff is ordered to appropriately respond to Defendant's discovery requests by 5:00 p.m. on January 18, 2013. Mr. Turner is also directed to cooperate with def ense counsel in setting a date for Mr. Turner's deposition. Plaintiff is further advised that failure to comply with this order could result in dismissal of his complaint. The Defendant's request that Plaintiff pay reasonable expenses is denied. Signed by Honorable P. K. Holmes, III on January 3, 2013. (sh)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
FORT SMITH DIVISION
BYRON W. TURNER
v.

PLAINTIFF
Case No. 2:12-CV-02114

GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC.

DEFENDANT

ORDER
Currently before the Court are Defendant Graphic Packaging International, Inc.’s (“Graphic
Packaging”) First (Doc. 10) and Second (Doc. 11) Motions to Compel and brief in support (Doc. 111).1 The first motion was mooted by the filing of the second motion, and Graphic Packaging’s First
Motion to Compel (Doc. 10) is therefore DENIED AS MOOT.
Graphic Packaging served Plaintiff Byron W. Turner with Graphic Packaging’s first
interrogatories and first requests for production of documents on October 3, 2012. To date, Graphic
Packaging states that it has not received any response from Mr. Turner to its discovery requests.
Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 33(b)(2) and 34(b)(2)(A), Mr. Turner had 30
days to respond to Graphic Packaging’s discovery requests. Using the rules for computing time set
forth by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6, Mr. Turner’s responses were therefore due on November
5, 2012, allowing an extra three days since Mr. Turner was served with the requests via mail.
Mr. Turner did not respond to Graphic Packaging’s discovery requests by the November 5
deadline and has not responded to this date. Furthermore, Mr. Turner has not responded to Graphic
Packaging’s Motion to Compel.
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Defense counsel is advised to consult Local Rule 7.2(a) when filing future motions with this
Court. In the future, a brief in support of a motion should be filed as a separate document, and not
as an attachment.
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Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Graphic Packaging’s Second Motion to Compel (Doc.
11) is GRANTED. Mr. Turner is ordered to appropriately respond to Graphic Packaging’s discovery
requests by 5:00 p.m. on January 18, 2013. Mr. Turner is also directed to cooperate with defense
counsel in setting a date for Mr. Turner’s deposition.
Mr. Turner is advised that failure to comply with this Order could result in dismissal of his
case. If Mr. Turner fails to provide discovery responses in accordance with this Order, Graphic
Packaging should advise the Court by filing a motion to dismiss.
Graphic Packaging’s request that Mr. Turner be ordered to pay reasonable expenses is denied
at this time. It appears that ordering Mr. Turner to pay expenses would be unjust given that Mr.
Turner is proceeding in forma pauperis and pro se in this action. Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(a)(5)(A)(iii).
IT IS SO ORDERED this 3rd day of January, 2013.

/s/P. K. Holmes, III
P.K. HOLMES, III
CHIEF U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE

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