Whitmill v. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Filing 5

MOTION for Discovery Limited and on an Expedited Basis by Plaintiff S. Victor Whitmill. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit (A) Expedited Discovery Requests, # 2 Exhibit (B) Proposed Order)(Gerber, Geoffrey)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
S. VICTOR WHITMILL,
Plaintiff,
v.
WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.,
Defendant.

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Civil Action No. 4:11-cv-752

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR LEAVE
TO CONDUCT LIMITED DISCOVERY ON AN EXPEDITED SCHEDULE
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff S. Victor Whitmill’s Motion for Leave to
Conduct Limited Discovery on an Expedited Schedule (the “Motion”). (Doc. # _) Having reviewed
the discovery requests, considered the arguments, and good cause having been shown,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff may propound the Expedited Discovery
Requests (the “Discovery Requests”) attached to his Motion before the time otherwise allowed
under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure without further service, and that the following schedule
will apply:
1.

Defendant Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. (“Warner Bros.”), shall serve its

responses to the Discovery Requests by hand delivery, electronic mail, or facsimile
transmission, no later than 5:00 p.m., ________, May ___, 2011.
2.

Any motions to compel based upon such properly served responses shall be

filed no later than 9:00 a.m. _________, May ___, 2011.
3.

The Defendant shall make its representatives available for depositions

pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6), between _________, May ___, 2011,

and _________, May ___, 2011, inclusively, at such date, time, and location upon which the
parties might agree.
4.

Nothing in this Order prejudices Defendant’s rights to seek discovery from

Plaintiffs on an expedited basis, subject to the Parties’ agreement upon an appropriate
amount of time for Plaintiffs to respond to Defendants’ requests.
This schedule may be modified by Court Order, only upon written motion. Failure to
comply with any part of this Order may result in the imposition of sanctions.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
Dated:

EXHIBIT B