Walker v. State Farm Insurance Company

Filing 20

ORDER denying 19 plaintiff's Motion extension of time to file witness lists. Signed by District Judge George Caram Steeh. (MBea)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

CHARLES WALKER,
Plaintiff,
Case No. 16-10355
HON. GEORGE CARAM STEEH

vs.
STATE FARM INSURANCE
COMPANY,
Defendant.
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ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR
EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE WITNESS LISTS (DOC 19)
Pending before the Court is plaintiff’s Motion for Extension of Time to
File Plaintiff’s Witness Lists (Doc. 19). This Court’s Local Rules require the
movant in any motion to seek concurrence before filing a motion and, if
concurrence is not obtained, to report that a conference between attorneys
was held but concurrence was not obtained, or that despite reasonable
efforts the movant was unable to conduct such a conference. E.D. Mich.
LR 7.1(a). This Court expects compliance with both the letter and
substance of 7.1(a). Here, the movant makes no mention of any effort to

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seek concurrence, nor in any way explains what, if anything, was done, or
how, or when.
Therefore, IT IS ORDERED that the above motion, (Doc. 19) is
DENIED.
Dated: March 1, 2017
s/George Caram Steeh
GEORGE CARAM STEEH
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Copies of this Order were served upon attorneys of record on
March 1, 2017, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
s/Marcia Beauchemin
Deputy Clerk

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