Bevins v. Becker County, Minnesota et al

Filing 137

ORDER denying 117 Motion for tribal contract; setting briefing schedule on motions for summary judgment. (Written Opinion) Signed by Magistrate Judge Becky R. Thorson on 4/17/2018. (TMM) cc: Corey Victor Bevins. Modified on 4/17/2018 (lmb).

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
Civ. No. 16-4340 (DWF/BRT)

Corey Bevins,
Plaintiff,
v.
Becker County, Minnesota, et al.,

ORDER
Defendants.

Defendant St. Mary’s Regional Health Center moved for summary judgment on
April 13, 2018. (Doc. No. 120.) The remaining defendants moved for summary judgment
on April 16, 2018. (Doc. No. 126.) Plaintiff’s responses to these motions shall be filed
with the Court on or before May 11, 2018. Replies to dispositive motions shall be served
and filed 14 days following service of the response to the dispositive motion.
Also before the Court is a motion filed by Plaintiff for the production of the tribal
contract between the federal government and the White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians.
(Doc. No. 117.) He contends that this information is necessary to prove that the federal
government did not possess the authority to prosecute Native American Indians before
March of 2013. (Id. at 2.) Plaintiff has failed to show that this information is relevant to
the instant lawsuit, which involves claims that Defendants were deliberately indifferent to
Plaintiff’s serious medical needs. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(1). Therefore, Plaintiff’s
motion (Doc. No. 117) is DENIED.

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Date: April 17, 2018.
s/ Becky R. Thorson
BECKY R. THORSON
United States Magistrate Judge

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