Jackson v. Sanders

Filing 23

ORDER granting 19 Motion to Compel. Signed by Honorable Barry A. Bryant on July 31, 2015. (mll)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
TEXARKANA DIVISION
GERMARD JACKSON
v.

PLAINTIFF
Civil No. 4:14-cv-04121

CORPORAL ALLEN SANDERS

DEFENDANT
ORDER

Defendant has filed a motion to compel responses to discovery requests (ECF No. 19).
Defendant states he propounded interrogatories and requests for production of documents to the
Plaintiff on February 26, 2015. Defendant states he has not received Plaintiff’s responses or any
communication from the Plaintiff regarding his responses. Plaintiff has not responded to the motion
to compel.
Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiff had thirty (30) days to respond to the
discovery requests. Fed. R. Civ. P. 33(b)(3) & 34(b). Plaintiff did not request an extension of time
to respond to the discovery requests. Therefore, Plaintiff has failed to respond in the time provided
by law.
Accordingly, Defendant’s motion to compel (ECF No. 19) is granted. Plaintiff is directed
to provide Defendant with the required responses to the discovery requests by 5:00 p.m. on August
17, 2015. If Plaintiff fails to provide the discovery responses, Defendant should notify the
Court by filing a motion to dismiss. Plaintiff is advised that failure to comply with an order
of Court may subject this case to summary dismissal.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 31st day of July 2015.

/s/ Barry A. Bryant
HON. BARRY A. BRYANT
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE