Stanford v. Tallant et al

Filing 11

ORDER denying 10 Motion to Compel. Signed by Honorable Barry A. Bryant on October 16, 2017. (mll)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
TEXARKANA DIVISION
TIMOTHES W. STANFORD
v.

PLAINTIFF
Civil No. 4:17-cv-04081

SHIFT SUPERVISOR JANA TALLANT;
SHERIFF BRIAN MCJUNKINS, Howard
County, Arkansas; and NURSE RHONDA
HOWARD, Southwest Arkansas Mental Health

DEFENDANTS

ORDER
Plaintiff Timothes W. Stanford filed his Complaint in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action pro se
on September 19, 2017. ECF No. 1. Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel. (ECF No.
10).
Defendants have not yet filed their answer in this matter and a timeline has not been set for
discovery. Therefore, Plaintiff’s motion is premature. Plaintiff is DIRECTED to refer to the
Prison Litigation Guide for instructions on how and when to file a motion to compel.
Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel (ECF No. 10) is DENIED.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 16th day of October 2017.

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