Woollard v. US Treasurey Dept, IRS

Filing 3

ORDER denying 1 Motion to Compel. Signed by Magistrate Judge Julie S. Sneed on 12/27/2016. (JR)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION
DONALD F. WOOLLARD,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 8:16-mc-153-T-33JSS

US TREASURY DEPT., IRS,
Defendant.
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ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO COMPEL
THIS MATTER is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel, which initiated this
miscellaneous action. (Dkt. 1.) Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, moves to compel Defendant, the
Internal Revenue Service, to produce records, namely account record transcripts, related to the
collection of Plaintiff’s taxes. However, it has not been shown that Defendant has failed to produce
documents in response to a request for production under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34 or that
Defendant has failed to comply with a subpoena commanding the production of documents under
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(a)(3)(B) (governing motions to compel
for failure to produce documents under Rule 34); Fed. R Civ. P. 45 (governing subpoenas for
discovery and motions to enforce a discovery subpoena).
Additionally, Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel fails to include a certificate of service indicating
that the motion was served on the opposing party, as required under Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 5. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(a)(1), (d)(1) (requiring that written motions and discovery
papers be served on every party and that such papers be filed with a certificate of service); M.D.
Fla. Local R. 3.04 (addressing the requirements for motions to compel discovery); Moon v.
Newsome, 863 F.2d 835, 837 (11th Cir. 1989) (providing that pro se litigants are “subject to the

relevant law and rules of court, including the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure”). Accordingly, it
is ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel (Dkt. 1) is DENIED.
DONE and ORDERED in Tampa, Florida, on December 27, 2016.

Copies furnished to:
Counsel of Record
Unrepresented Party

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