Powell v. Internal Revenue Service

Filing 32

ORDER GRANTING and Construing Plaintiff's 31 MOTION for Order FOR CONFER AND MEET AND REPORT WITH DATES AND DEADLINES filed by William E. Powell [E-Filer]., ( Proposed plan must be filed by 10/2/2015)--Signed by Magistrate Judge Anthony P. Patti. (MWil)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
WILLIAM E. POWELL,
Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 2:15-CV-11033
JUDGE PAUL D. BORMAN
MAGISTRATE JUDGE ANTHONY P. PATTI

v.
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE,
Defendant.

ORDER CONSTRUING PLAINTIFF’S SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 MOTION
(DE 31) AS A MOTION FOR ENTRY OF A CASE MANAGEMENT
SCHEDULING ORDER and GRANTING SUCH MOTION
This case is one of three Plaintiff has filed in this Court against the Internal
Revenue Service.1
(DE 1.)

Plaintiff filed the instant lawsuit pro se on March 19, 2015.

He is proceeding in forma pauperis. (See DEs 2, 5 & 13.)

This case has been referred to me for all pretrial matters. (See DEs 26, 29.)
Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s September 15, 2015 request for the Court
to require a meet and confer report. (DE 31.) In support of his request, Plaintiff
cites Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) (“Conference of the Parties; Planning for Discovery.”)
and E.D. Mich. LR 16.3 (“Alternative Dispute Resolution: General Provisions”).
See also Powell v. IRS, Case No. 2:14-cv-12626-SFC-MJH and Powell v. IRS,
2:15-cv-11616-PDB-APP.
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Upon consideration, Plaintiff’s September 15, 2015 motion (DE 31) is
CONSTRUED as a motion for entry of a case management scheduling order and is
GRANTED.

Accordingly, the parties shall confer and develop a proposed

discovery plan as contemplated by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f).

This proposed plan shall

be filed with the Court no later than Friday, October 2, 2015. Once the Court
receives the parties’ proposed plan, it will enter a case management scheduling
order.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 18, 2015

s/Anthony P. Patti
Anthony P. Patti
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was sent to parties of record
on September 18, 2015, electronically and/or by U.S. Mail.
s/Michael Williams
Case Manager for the
Honorable Anthony P. Patti

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