Scurlock v. Penthouse International Entertainment Consultants IEC

Filing 45

ORDER DENYING 40 MOTION to Compel filed by Charles Scurlock. Signed by Magistrate Judge Donald G. Wilkerson on 9/19/16. (sgp)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
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Plaintiff,
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PENTHOUSE
INTERNATIONAL)
ENTERTAINMENT CONSULTANTS IEC, )
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Defendants.
CHARLES SCURLOCK,

Case No. 3:15-cv-338-JPG-DGW

ORDER
WILKERSON, Magistrate Judge:
Now pending before the Court is the Motion to Compel filed by Plaintiff, Charles
Scurlock, on August 11, 2016 (Doc. 40). The Motion is DENIED.
Plaintiff states that he mailed discovery requests on July 19, 2016, prior to a scheduled
deposition to occur on August 4, 2016 at the Federal Courthouse in East St. Louis, Illinois, to
Defendants (both interrogatories and requests to produce). Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 33
and 34 provide that a party has 30 days to respond to written discovery requests. As such,
Defendants had until August 18, 2016 to respond. Plaintiff’s motion, filed on August 11, 2016, is
premature. Plaintiff is further informed that prior to filing a Motion to Compel, he must confer or
attempt to confer with Defendants as to responses to discovery requests that he believes are
deficient. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(d)(1)(B). In any event, it appears that Defendant has cured some
of the deficiencies/errors raised in his motion and that the parties have or should be able to resolve
the issues with the depositions of Larry Scott and Jim Lindsey. The discovery deadline in this
matter is October 11, 2016. The Court assumes the parties can or have worked out a schedule to
depose the remaining witnesses in this matter. Plaintiff is advised to ensure that all persons are

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aware of the date and location of any future deposition in order to avoid further delay and
unnecessary expense.
DATED: September 19, 2016

DONALD G. WILKERSON
United States Magistrate Judge

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