Coleman v. Calvert County et al
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MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge George Jarrod Hazel on 4/24/2017. (aos, Deputy Clerk)
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IN TIlE UNITED STATES DISTRICT couln
FOR TilE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND
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\VA YNE E. COLEMAN.
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Plaintiff,
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Case No.: G.JII-15-0920
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CAL VERT COUNTY, el al.•
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Befendants.
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MEMORANDUM
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OPINION
Presently pending beli.)re the Court is a Motion li.Jr Sanctions or. In the Alternati\'e.
Motion to Amend the Scheduling
Order. ECF No. 44. tiled by Defendants
Sherilf hans.
Officer
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Phelps. and Ofticer Golt (OODelcndants
). o hearing is necessary. See Loc. R. 105,6 (D. Md.
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2(16). For the ti.)II01\'ing reasons. Detcndants'
current Scheduling
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Motion is granted. in part. and denied. in part. The
Order will be amended. extending
the deadlines
11.)1' diseOlwy.
BACKGROUNB
I'm.l'l' plaintiff Wayne E. Coleman
and other defcndants.
originally
brought suit against Evans. Phelps. Golt.
alleging violations of his civil rights. pursuant to 42 U.s.c.
ti'om a traftic stop in February 2014. Sec lOCI' No. 16. Upon Detcndants'
ECF No. 27. the Court dismissed all but one aspect of Count I ofPlaintitrs
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that is. the unreasonable
individual capacities.
I Pin cites to doculllents
Motion to Dismiss.
Amended Complaint
search and seizure claim against Gott. Phelps. and E\'ans in their
See ECF No. 32 at 1.1 The Court issued a Scheduling
2016. requiring all depositions
by that systC:ll1.
~ 19X3. arising
and other discovery
filed Of) the Court"s electronic
to be completed
tiling system (CM/ECF)
Order on October 6.
by January 16. 2017, ECF
refer to the page ntJlnbcrs generated
No. Jo. The Court granted Plaintitrs
discovery
deadline
to February
On November
Produetion
15.2017.
No. J9-J at 2. Iklcndants
J9-1 at J. On November
Coleman's
to schedule
21. 2016. Delendants'
IiII' December
did not appear Ii)r the deposition
answer or respond to Delcndants'
Coleman's
deposition.
ECF No. J9-1 at 2: IOcr
22. 2016. Id. According
scheduled
to Defcndants.
on December
on December
receive Iklendants'
initial disclosurcs.
telephone
fd. lie also inquired about the possibility of conducting
liled their first Motion IiII' Sanctions
Plaintilfto
provide fiJiI and complete
Interrogatories'"
providing
Mareh 5. 2017. ~CF No. 4J. Delcndants
17.2017.
responses
deelining
Id
to issue sanctions.
to Defendant"s
of Objections
some \\Titten responses
discovery
and Responses
and documents
have not !iled a Motion to Compel.
2
by
time at home'"
oflhisl
the deposition
against Coleman on January J 1.2017.
by March O. 2017. lOCI' No. 42. Plaintiff Ii led
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