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

Filing 34

ORDER Requiring Parties to meet and confer by 1/10/2014 and file a joint statement by 1/17/2014 explaining their efforts to resolve the issues implicated by the now-terminated motions. 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,
Case No. 13-14356

v.
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER REQUIRING PARTIES TO MEET AND CONFER
On December 20, 2013, Plaintiffs filed a “Motion for Protective Order.” [Dkt. # 28]
On the same day, Defendants filed a “Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, Motion for
More Definite Statement.” [Dkt. # 31] Neither motion contained the statement required
by Local Rule 7.1(a)(2) explaining how concurrence was sought and whether it was
obtained. In an apparent attempt to remedy this fault, Plaintiffs filed a rule 7.1(a)
statement three days after their motion was filed. [Dkt. # 32] Because concurrence was
not sought by either party prior to filing their respective motions, the court struck both
motions from the docket. It does not appear to the court that the parties are meeting
and conferring in a good faith effort to obtain concurrence for their respective requests
for relief. Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that lead counsel for the parties (i.e., trial counsel) are
DIRECTED to meet and confer in person by January 10, 2014.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties will file a joint statement by January

17, 2014 explaining their efforts to resolve the issues implicated by the now-terminated
motions.

s/Robert H. Cleland
ROBERT H. CLELAND
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated: December 31, 2013

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was mailed to counsel of record
on this date, December 31, 2013, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
s/Lisa Wagner
Case Manager and Deputy Clerk
[phone]

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