Jackson v. Inch et al

Filing 58

ORDER denying 57 Plaintiffs Second Motion for Production of Documents Pursuant to Rule 26(b), Fed. R. Civ. P. Signed by Judge Beth Bloom on 11/18/2020. See attached document for full details. (drz)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
Case No. 1:20-cv-20294-BLOOM/Reid
JESSIE JACKSON,
Plaintiff,
v.
MARK S. INCH, et al.,
Defendants.
_________________________/
ORDER
THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon pro se Plaintiff’s Second Motion for Production
of Documents Pursuant to Rule 26(b), Fed. R. Civ. P., ECF No. [57] (“Motion”). The Motion
requests Defendants to produce certain documents to him within thirty days.
On March 2, 2020, Defendant’s first request for production of documents, ECF No. [7],
was stricken and Defendant was advised that “requests for production must be served on the
Defendant or person to whom they are directed.” ECF No. [8]. The instant Motion is an
inappropriate vehicle to seek discovery. Instead, as previously expressed, to the extent Plaintiff
seeks discovery, he can seek it directly from Defendants or the relevant party without the need to
file a motion. Further, Local Rule 26.1(b) directs that “requests for documents” “shall not be filed
until they are used in the proceeding or the court orders their filing[.]”
Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Motion, ECF No. [57], is
DENIED.

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Case No. 1:20-cv-20294-BLOOM/Reid
DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida, on November 18, 2020.

_________________________________
BETH BLOOM
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Copies to:
Counsel of Record
Jessie Jackson
L94249
Suwanne Correctional Institution-Annex
Inmate Mail/Parcels
5964 US Highway 90
Live Oak, FL 32060

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