Watson v. Jamsen et al

Filing 38

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S 19 Motion for Protective Order - Signed by Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen. (CCie)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
DERRYL WATSON,
Plaintiff,

No. 16-13770

v.

District Judge Linda V. Parker
Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen

CHARLES JAMSEN, ET AL.,
Defendants.
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ORDER
Before the Court is Defendant Sirena Landfair’s motion for protective order
staying discovery until after her pending motion for summary judgment is resolved [Doc.
#19].
I have filed a Report and Recommendation, recommending that Defendant
Landfairs’ and Defendant McCarthy’s motions for summary judgment be granted because
Plaintiff failed to exhaust his administrative remedies before filing suit, as required by 42
U.S.C. § 1997e(a). Plaintiff has 14 days to file objections to that Report and
Recommendation. It would be a potential waste of resources to proceed with fact
discovery until Defendants’ motions are disposed of.
Accordingly, Defendant’s motion for protective order [Doc. #19] is GRANTED.
Discovery by and from Defendant Landfair is STAYED pending final resolution
of her pending motion for summary judgment.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: August 11, 2017

s/R. Steven Whalen
R. STEVEN WHALEN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify on August 11, 2017 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
non-registered ECF participants August 11, 2017.
s/Carolyn M. Ciesla
Case Manager for the
Honorable R. Steven Whalen

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