Strickland v. Godinez et al

Filing 92

ORDER DENYING 89 MOTION for Recruitment of Counsel filed by Erik C Strickland, GRANTING IN PART 90 MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery filed by Loy, Beth Tredway, Steve Duncan, Ty Bates, David Vaughn, Marc Hodge, Harper, Steve Keim, Donald Gatez, S A Godinez. Answers to Amended Complaint due by 2/5/16. Dispositive Motions due by 3/7/2016. Signed by Magistrate Judge Donald G. Wilkerson on 2/2/16. (sgp)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
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ERIK STRICKLAND,
Plaintiff,
v.
S A GODINEZ, et al.,
Defendants.

Case No. 3:14-cv-962-NJR-DGW

ORDER
WILKERSON, Magistrate Judge:
Now pending before the Court are the Emergency Motion for Recruitment of Counsel filed
by Plaintiff on January 4, 2016 (Doc. 89) and the Motion for Extension of Time filed by
Defendants on January 20, 2016 (Doc. 90).
Plaintiff’s Motion is DENIED for the reasons set forth in this Court’s previous Orders
(Docs. 19, 71). Notwithstanding Plaintiff’s inexperience, he appears capable of prosecuting this
matter without the assistance of counsel.

Defendants’ Motion is GRANTED IN PART.

Defendants have not indicated when Plaintiff propounded his interrogatories. As such, the Court
is without sufficient information to determine whether the requested extension of time is
reasonable. However, in order to move these proceedings along, Defendants are granted until
February 12, 2016 to respond to Plaintiff’s interrogatories and shall serve such requests are they
are completed (if completed prior to the deadline). The dispositive motion filing deadline is
extended to March 7, 2016. It is unlikely that further extensions will be granted (to Defendants)
in this matter absent extraordinary circumstances.
Finally, the Court notes that Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint to which a responsive
pleading was due on December 18, 2015. No such responsive pleading was filed by that deadline.
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Because Plaintiff made no substantive changes in his Amended Complaint and no prejudice can
ensue in a brief extension of time, Defendants are sua sponte GRANTED until February 5, 2016
to file an answer.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: February 2, 2016

DONALD G. WILKERSON
United States Magistrate Judge

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