DOE 1 et al v. Michigan Department of Corrections et al

Filing 120

ORDER Allowing Targeted Discovery Contemplated by the Neutral Position Statement ( Discovery due by 11/7/2014) Signed by District Judge Robert H. Cleland. (LWag)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

JOHN DOE 1, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.

Case No. 13-14356

MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS, et al.,
Defendants.
/
ORDER ALLOWING TARGETED DISCOVERY
On August 4, 2014, the court held a telephonic status conference. The parties agreed
to propose a stipulated deadline for targeted discovery into whether Plaintiffs exhausted their
administrative remedies under the PLRA and whether said remedies were actually available
to Plaintiffs. On August 7, 2014, the parties submitted a “joint neutral position statement”
agreeing that 90 days would be an appropriate period in which to conduct this limited
discovery. Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that the parties are DIRECTED to engage in the targeted discovery
contemplated by their joint neutral position statement until November 7, 2014. The court will
hold a status conference with the parties on that date. In the meantime, the rules outlined in
the court’s standard scheduling order shall apply. As always, the parties are encouraged to
contact the court before filing discovery-related motions.

s/Robert H. Cleland
ROBERT H. CLELAND
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated: August 12, 2014

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was mailed to counsel of record on this
date, August 12, 2014, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
s/Lisa Wagner
Case Manager and Deputy Clerk
[phone]

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