Boulding v. Sudhir et al

Filing 45

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S 20 Motion Requesting a Rule 26(f) Meeting - Signed by Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen. (CCie)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
TIMOTHY BOULDING,
Plaintiff,

No. 15-12706

v.

District Judge Robert H. Cleland
Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen

BHAMINI SUDHIR, ET AL.,
Defendants.
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ORDER
Plaintiff Timothy Boulding, a pro se prison inmate in the custody of the Michigan
Department of Corrections, has filed a Motion Requesting Rule 26(f) Meeting [Doc.#20].
Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(f), which requires a case management conference between the
parties, specifically exempts proceedings “exempted from initial disclosure under Rule
26(a)(1)(B).” That Rule, in turn, exempts “an action brought without an attorney by a
person in the custody of the United States, as state, or a state subdivision.”
Because Plaintiff’s case is exempted from the requirements of Rule 26(f), his
motion [Doc. #20] is DENIED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/R. Steven Whalen
R. STEVEN WHALEN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Dated: July 29, 2016

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify on July 29, 2016 that I electronically filed the foregoing paper with
the Clerk of the Court sending notification of such filing to all counsel registered
electronically. I hereby certify that a copy of this paper was mailed to the following nonregistered ECF participants July 29, 2016.
s/Carolyn M. Ciesla
Case Manager for the
Honorable R. Steven Whalen

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