Washington v. Craane et al

Filing 27

BRIEFING ORDER (Written Opinion) Signed by Magistrate Judge Tony N. Leung on 12/13/2018. (JRE)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA

Keith Eugene Washington,

Case No. 18-cv-1464 (DWF/TNL)

Plaintiff,
v.

CASE MANAGEMENT
ORDER

Stephen Joseph Craane, et al.,
Defendants.

On May 29, 2018, Plaintiff filed a Complaint for Violation of Civil Rights under 42
U.S.C. § 1983 (ECF No. 1), naming as defendants Stephen Joseph Craane, Deborah Ann
MacNeil, Lou Joseph Augdahl, Diane Medchill, Kathy Reid, David Reishus, Nan Larson,
and Jane Does. Defendants Augdahl, Craane, and MacNeill filed a Joint and Separate
Answer to Plaintiff’s complaint on November 28, 2018 (ECF No. 16). Defendants Larson,
Medchill, Reid, and Reishus filed a Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s complaint on December
6, 2018 (ECF No. 20). That motion has been referred to the undersigned for a report and
recommendation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636 and D. Minn. LR 72.1. Briefing on
Defendants’ motion to dismiss shall occur as follows:
1. Plaintiff’s response is due on or before January 4, 2019.
2. Defendants’ reply is due on or before January 18, 2019.
The motion will then be deemed submitted and the Court will issue its report and
recommendation based on the papers, without a hearing. The Court will issue a pre-trial
scheduling order after the motion to dismiss is ruled upon.
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All prior consistent orders remain in full force and effect. Failure to comply with
any provision of this Order or any other prior consistent Order shall subject the noncomplying party, non-complying counsel and/or the party such counsel represents to any
and all appropriate remedies, sanctions and the like, including without limitation:
assessment of costs, fines and attorneys’ fees and disbursements; waiver of rights to object;
exclusion or limitation of witnesses, testimony, exhibits and other evidence; striking of
pleadings; complete or partial dismissal with prejudice; entry of whole or partial default
judgment; and/or any other relief that this Court may from time to time deem appropriate.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: December 13, 2018

s/ Tony N. Leung
Tony N. Leung
United States Magistrate Judge
District of Minnesota
Washington v. Craane et al.
Case No. 18-cv-1464 (DWF/TNL)

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