Dismukes v. Baker et al

Filing 14

ORDER: 1) The status conference set for January 23, 2012, is cancelled. 2) Defendants' Answers are due January 27, 2012. 3) Within 60 days of the entry of this order, the parties shall provide to each other the initial disclosures described in F ed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1)(i)-(ii). 4) Plaintiff shall disclose expert witnesses and expert testimony pursuant to the requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) by February 29, 2012. 5) Defendants shall disclose expert witnesses and expert testimony pursu ant to the requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) by March 30, 2012. 6) Discovery closes June 8, 2012. 7) Dispositive motions are due July 9, 2012. 8) Plaintiff's incarceration limits him to written discovery. Written discovery must be serve d on a party at least 30 days before the discovery deadline. 9) A final pretrial conference is scheduled for April 15, 2013, at 1:30 p.m.. Defendants' counsel shall appear in person. Plaintiff shall appear by video. The parties are directed t o submit an agreed, proposed final pretrial order by April 8, 2013. 10) Jury selection and the jury trial are scheduled for May 7, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. before this Court in Springfield, Illinois. See written Opinion. Entered by Judge Sue E. Myerscough on 12/7/2011.(MJ, ilcd)

E-FILED

Wednesday, 07 December, 2011 12:29:48 PM
Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
SPRINGFIELD DIVISION
COREY DISMUKES,

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Plaintiff,
v.
DR. THOMAS BAKER and
DEBORAH FUQUA,

Defendants.

11-CV-3345

OPINION
SUE E. MYERSCOUGH, U.S. District Judge:
Plaintiff, currently incarcerated in Western Illinois Correctional
Center, pursues claims arising from an alleged refusal to treat a lipoma
on his head. This case is set for a conference in January, 2012, but the
conference will be cancelled as unnecessary. All Defendants have been
served and there are no pending issues to discuss.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED:
1) The status conference set for January 23, 2012, is cancelled.
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2) Defendants’ Answers are due January 27, 2012.
3) Within 60 days of the entry of this order, the parties shall
provide to each other the initial disclosures described in Fed. R. Civ. P.
26(a)(1)(i)-(ii).
4) Plaintiff shall disclose expert witnesses and expert testimony
pursuant to the requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) by February 29,
2012.
5) Defendants shall disclose expert witnesses and expert testimony
pursuant to the requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) by March 30,
2012.
6) Discovery closes June 8, 2012.
7) Dispositive motions are due July 9, 2012.
8) Plaintiff's incarceration limits him to written discovery. Written
discovery must be served on a party at least 30 days before the discovery
deadline. Discovery requests and responses are not filed with the court,
unless there is a dispute regarding such discovery. See CDIL-LR 26.3.
Motions to compel discovery must be accompanied by the relevant

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portions of the discovery request and the response. Additionally, except
for good cause shown, motions to compel must be filed within 14 days of
receiving an unsatisfactory response to a timely discovery request.
9) A final pretrial conference is scheduled for April 15, 2013, at
1:30 p.m.. Defendants’ counsel shall appear in person. Plaintiff shall
appear by video. The parties are directed to submit an agreed, proposed
final pretrial order by April 8, 2013.
10) Jury selection and the jury trial are scheduled for May 7, 2013,
at 9:00 a.m. before this Court in Springfield, Illinois.

ENTERED:

December 7, 2011

FOR THE COURT:
s/Sue E. Myerscough
SUE E. MYERSCOUGH
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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