Trask v. Bish et al
Filing
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OPINION AND ORDER granting 39 Motion to Compel Interrogatory Responses and Document Production and ORDERS Plaintiff to serve Defendants Antwan Sullivan and Edgar Rodriguez with her response to their First Set of Discovery on or before September 10 , 2013. In accordance with Northern District of Indiana Local Rule 26-2(a)(2)(A), Plaintiff must also file a copy of her responses with the Court. Response to be filed by 9/10/2013. Signed by Magistrate Judge Paul R Cherry on 9/3/2013. (cc: Trask) (rmn)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
HAMMOND DIVISION
LOIS TRASK,
Plaintiff,
v.
JOAN BISH, CANNON COCHRAN,
HORSESHOE CASINO, HAMMOND,
RICK KNIGHT, EDGAR RODRIGUEZ,
and ANTWAN SULLIVAN,
Defendants.
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CAUSE NO.: 2:13-CV-1-RL-PRC
OPINION AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on the State Defendant’s[sic] Motion to Compel Interrogatory
Responses and Document Production [DE 39], filed by Defendants Antwan Sullivan and Edgar
Rodriguez on August 30, 2013.
On June 7, 2013, Defendants Sullivan and Rodriguez served Plaintiff with Defendants’ First
Set of Discovery under Rules 33, 34, and 36. On July 1, 2013, Plaintiff requested an extension of
time to respond to the discovery requests, which the Court granted, extending the response deadline
to July 16, 2013. Plaintiff did not serve her responses by that date. On August 23, 2013, pursuant
to Northern District of Indiana Local Rule 37-1, Defendants sent a letter to Plaintiff requesting that
she respond to the discovery requests on or before August 30, 2013. On August 30, 2013, counsel
for Defendants left a voicemail message for Plaintiff requesting that she return the call. That same
date, Defendants filed the instant motion. As of the date of the motion, Defendants had not received
Plaintiff’s responses. Defendants note that Plaintiff’s deposition is scheduled for September 12,
2013. Defendants ask the Court to order Plaintiff to serve Defendants with the discovery responses
prior to her scheduled deposition to allow Defendants to adequately prepare for the deposition.
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Defendants bring this motion pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(a), which
provides: “On notice to other parties and all affected persons, a party may move for an order
compelling disclosure or discovery. The motion must include a certification that the movant has in
good faith conferred or attempted to confer with the person or party failing to make disclosure or
discovery in an effort to obtain it without court action.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(a)(1). Rule 37(a)(3)
indicates that a motion to compel may be made if a party fails to answer an interrogatory submitted
under Rule 33 or fails to respond to a request for production made under Rule 34. See Fed. R. Civ.
P. 37(a)(3)(iii), (iv). The Court finds that Plaintiff has not answered the Interrogatories nor
responded to the Request for Production. The Court further finds that these discovery responses are
necessary for Defendants to properly prepare for Plaintiff’s deposition.
Accordingly, the Court hereby GRANTS the State Defendant’s[sic] Motion to Compel
Interrogatory Responses and Document Production [DE 39] and ORDERS Plaintiff to serve
Defendants Antwan Sullivan and Edgar Rodriguez with her response to their First Set of Discovery
on or before September 10, 2013. In accordance with Northern District of Indiana Local Rule 262(a)(2)(A), Plaintiff must also file a copy of her responses with the Court.
SO ORDERED this 3rd day of September, 2013.
s/ Paul R. Cherry
MAGISTRATE JUDGE PAUL R. CHERRY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
cc:
All counsel of record
Lois Trask, Plaintiff pro se
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