Coit v. Zavaras et al

Filing 281

MINUTE ORDER denying 279 plaintiff's Motion to Order Defendants to Provide Documents Referenced in their Discovery Submission of Defendant John Martin's Letter Dated December 17, 2012, by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe on 5/16/2013.(mjwcd)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 12–cv–00609–WYD–MJW
JILL COIT,
Plaintiff,
v.
ARISTEDES ZAVARAS, Director of the Colorado Department of Corrections, et. al,
Defendants.

MINUTE ORDER
Entered by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe
It is hereby ORDERED that plaintiff’s Motion to Order Defendants to Provide
Documents Referenced in their Discovery Submission of Defendant John Martin’s
Letter Dated December 17, 2012 (Docket No. 279) is DENIED. The subject motion
consists of a series of questions and requests for production stemming from exhibits
disclosed to plaintiff. These requests must be made in compliance with the discovery
rules and procedures under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and in compliance
with this court’s Scheduling Order (Docket No. 127). See Green v. Dorrell, 969 F.2d
915, 917 (10th Cir. 1992) (stating that pro se litigants must follow the same rules of
procedure that govern other litigants); Ogden v. San Juan Cnty., 32 F.3d 452, 455 (10th
Cir. 1994). Plaintiff has put forth these questions and requests in a motion directed to
the court, rather than posing those questions to defendants in a form contemplated by
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 to 37. It is not the proper
function of the court to act as a go-between for the parties’ discovery requests. For
these reasons, the subject motion is denied.
Date: May 16, 2013