FENWICK v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA et al

Filing 125

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: Counsel shall continue to attempt to resolve their remaining discovery disputes between now and July 23, 2018; and that counsel shall be prepared to identify and discuss any matters still at issue at the status conference on July 23, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. Signed by Judge Paul L. Friedman on June 28, 2018. (MA)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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MICHAEL FENWICK,
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Plaintiff,
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., )
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Defendants.
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Civil Action No. 07-2330 (PLF)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
On January 21, 2018, plaintiff Michael Fenwick filed a motion to compel
discovery. A few days later, at a status conference on January 25, 2018, the Court entered a stay
in this case because of plaintiff’s lawyer’s representations regarding the status of related
proceedings in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The stay the Court entered,
however, excluded discovery from its ambit and permitted continued briefing with respect to the
motion to compel. At the same time, the Court encouraged counsel to attempt to resolve the
disputed discovery issues and perhaps moot the matters raised in the motion. Counsel did confer
over a period of months, and the Court granted multiple extensions of the briefing schedule to
accommodate these discussions. The defendants filed an opposition to plaintiff’s motion to
compel on May 23, 2018, and plaintiff filed a reply on June 25, 2018. That reply makes clear
that much progress has been made in narrowing the discovery disputes at issue. As a result, the
Court sees no need to resolve the pending motion to compel at this time, but will discuss and

resolve any remaining disputes at the status conference scheduled for July 23, 2018.
Accordingly, it is hereby
ORDERED that counsel shall continue to attempt to resolve their remaining
discovery disputes between now and July 23, 2018; and it is
FURTHER ORDERED that counsel shall be prepared to identify and discuss any
matters still at issue at the status conference at 9:30 a.m. on July 23, 2018.
SO ORDERED.

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PAUL L. FRIEDMAN
United States District Judge
DATE: June 28, 2018

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