Reid v. Donelan et al

Filing 111

Judge Michael A. Ponsor: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER entered. As follows: For the reasons stated. Defendants Motion for Consolidated Briefing (Dkt. No. 103 ) is hereby ALLOWED. Cross-motions for summary judgment in this case due4/4/14, Oppositions to the cr oss-motions for summary judgment, to the motion for class certification, and to the motion for preliminary injunction will be filed by 4/28/14, Counsel will appear for argument on all pending motions on 5/7/14 at 11:00 a.m. The motion hearing previously scheduled for June 4, 2014 is hereby vacated. See the attached memo and order for complete details. (Lindsay, Maurice)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
MARK ANTHONY REID,
on behalf of himself and
others similarly situated,
Petitioners
v.
CHRISTOPHER DONELAN, Sheriff,
Franklin County, MA, et al.,
Respondents

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C.A. No. 13-cv-30125-MAP

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER REGARDING
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR CONSOLIDATED BRIEFING
(Dkt. No. 103)
March 12, 2014
PONSOR, U.S.D.J.
On March 3, 2014, this court set a schedule for
briefing on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment.
See Dkt. No. 101.

On March 5, 2014, Defendants filed a

Motion for Consolidated Briefing (Dkt. No. 103), seeking a
consolidated briefing schedule for the pending motions for
preliminary injunction and class certification.

Separate

briefing of the cross-motions for summary judgment, motions
for class certification, and motion for preliminary
injunction, Defendants argued, would be burdensome and a
waste of the court’s resources.
Plaintiff has responded, however, that the liberty
interests of Plaintiffs are so pressing that further delay
would cause them irreparable harm.

Both sides obviously have a point.

With this in mind,

the court will adjust the briefing schedule for all three
motions so that it is tighter but will allow all motions to
be addressed in one submission of briefs.
Defendants’ Motion for Consolidated Briefing (Dkt. No.
103) is hereby ALLOWED.

The court orders as follows:

1. Cross-motions for summary judgment in this case
will be filed on or before April 4, 2014.
2. Oppositions to the cross-motions for summary
judgment, to the motion for class certification,
and to the motion for preliminary injunction will
be filed by April 28, 2014.
3. Counsel will appear for argument on all pending
motions on May 7, 2014 at 11:00 a.m.
4. The motion hearing previously scheduled for
June 4, 2014 is hereby vacated.
It is So Ordered.
/s/ Michael A. Ponsor
MICHAEL A. PONSOR
U. S. District Judge

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