Baffield et al v. Southfield Public Schools et al

Filing 37

ORDER entered 17 Motion to Compel; granting in part and denying in part 19 Motion to Compel; granting 21 Motion to Amend/Correct; entered 30 Motion to Compel.. Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark A. Randon. (Miles, M)

UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

RACHEL BAFFIELD, for herself and next
friend to her minor son, J.D., and RONDA
ELLIS, for herself and as next friend to her
minor children, J.E., and C.E.,
Plaintiffs,
vs.

Case No. 5:11-cv-10768-JCO

SOUTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS and
MICHAEL HORN, (in his individual capacity),

Hon. John Corbett O’Meara
Mag. Judge Mark A. Randon

Defendants.
/
ORDER REGARDING MOTIONS TO COMPEL (Nos. 17, 19 & 30)
AND PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO AMEND COMPLAINT (No. 21)

These matters having come before the Honorable Magistrate Judge Mark
A. Randon on Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel Discovery, Defendant’s Motion to Compel
Discovery and Plaintiffs’ Motion to Amend Complaint, the Court having reviewed the
pleadings, having heard oral arguments and the Court being fully advised in the
premises,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:
Plaintiffs’ First Motion to Compel (No. 19): Defendants will provide the
identification, subject to a Protective Order, of any parent who was an employee of the
District and:
a.
b.

Lived outside of the District; and
Had a child who was a student in the District.

Defendants will also provide whether:

a.

That child(ren) was removed from the District secondary to
residency when the parents’ employment with Southfield Public
Schools ended.

The information provided above will be information from June 2009
through February, 2011.
As it relates to the “Basketball Plus” class, Defendants shall produce
grade sheets or criteria for grading in Basketball Plus for the 2009/2010 school year and
the 2010/2011 school year. Student names shall not be provided.
Plaintiffs’ Second Motion to Compel (No. 30): For the school year
2010/2011, Defendants’ shall produce documents containing the same information as
has already been produced regarding suspensions/discipline for the 2009/2010 school
year.
The information shall be produced pursuant to a Protective Order.
Once Plaintiffs receive the information, Plaintiffs have twenty-one (21)
days to identify 25 students seeking additional detail on those students only. Defendant
shall have twenty-one (21) days to provide a response.
Plaintiffs’ Motion to Amend Complaint (No. 21): The Motion is granted
for the reasons stated on the record on August 21, 2012.
It is further ordered that Plaintiff Ronda Ellis shall be deposed by
Defendants for a maximum of sixty (60) minutes related to issues raised in the First
Amended Complaint only.

s/Mark A. Randon
Mark A. Randon
United States Magistrate Judge
Dated: August 29, 2012

2

Certificate of Service
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was mailed to the parties of
record on this date, August 29, 2012, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
s/Melody R. Miles
Case Manager to Magistrate Judge Mark A. Randon

Approved as to form:

/s/Carrie Waggoner
NICHOLAS ROUMEL P37056
CARRIE WAGGONER P75619
Nacht, Roumel, Salvatore, Blanchard
& Walker, P.C.
Attorneys for Plaintiffs

/s/Michael D. Weaver
MICHAEL D. WEAVER P43985
Attorney for Defendants

3