Farner v. Duncan et al

Filing 26

ORDER GRANTING IN PART 25 MOTION to Stay Dispositive Motion Deadline filed by Lt. Dallas, Goins, Stephen Duncan, GRANTING IN PART 24 MOTION to Compel Discovery filed by Lt. Dallas, Goins, Stephen Duncan. ( Action due by 2/10/2017, Dispositive Motions re Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies due by 2/24/2017, Pavey hearing to be reset. Signed by Magistrate Judge Donald G. Wilkerson on 1/31/17. (sgp)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
JOSHUA S. FARNER,
Plaintiff,
v.
WARDEN STEPHEN DUNCAN, et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No. 3:16-cv-310-NJR-DGW

ORDER
WILKERSON, Magistrate Judge:
On October 24, 2016, Defendants served upon Plaintiff discovery requests related to the
issue of exhaustion of administrative remedies (Doc. 20). Plaintiff did not respond by the
November 23, 2016 deadline. After having attempted to confer, Defendants now seek to compel
responses (Doc. 24). Plaintiff has not responded to the motion. The Motion is GRANTED IN
PART (Doc. 24). Plaintiff shall respond to the written discovery requests by February 10, 2017.
Plaintiff is WARNED that the failure to respond to the discovery requests by the deadline may
result in sanctions outlined in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(b)(2) including dismissal of this
lawsuit.
Defendant’s motion to stay (Doc. 25) is GRANTED IN PART. Dispositive motions on
exhaustion are now due by February 24, 2017. The Pavey Evidentiary Hearing set for March 22,
2017 is hereby CANCELLED and will be reset upon the filing of the motion, if any.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: January 31, 2017

DONALD G. WILKERSON
United States Magistrate Judge