Martin v. Thomas et al

Filing 52

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that all disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(1), Fed. R. Civ. P., will be served no later than November 1, 2017. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this case will be referred to alternative dispute resolution effecti ve November 15, 2017, with that referral to terminate on January 16, 2018. If the parties fail to settle, they shall file a joint proposed scheduling plan by no later than February 2, 2018, which sets out agreed-upon deadlines for the remainder of the case. Signed by District Judge Catherine D. Perry on 10/24/17. (KXS)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
MARK MARTIN,
Plaintiff,
vs.
MICHAEL THOMAS, et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No. 4:17 CV 1000 CDP

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before me following a scheduling conference with the parties
on October 20, 2017. After review of the joint statement regarding mediation [51],
the Court believes that this case is suitable for early alternative dispute resolution,
and it will be referred to mediation by separate Order effective November 15,
2017, with a completion deadline of January 16, 2018. At this time, the Court will
not micromanage the process the parties use to select a mediator or the timing of
plaintiff’s settlement demand, except to reiterate that it is incumbent upon plaintiff
to make an initial, timely settlement demand. I expect the parties to work together
to select a mediator without Court intervention.
I will not enter a case management order at this time, except to require the
parties to exchange initial disclosures by the agreed upon deadline of November 1,
2017. As the parties have already begun to engage in discovery, the general

deadlines of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will apply absent other
agreements by the parties, including those relating to the time limits on
depositions. If mediation fails, the parties shall file a joint proposed scheduling
plan by no later than February 21, 2018, which sets out agreed-upon deadlines for
the remainder of the case.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that all disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(1),
Fed. R. Civ. P., will be served no later than November 1, 2017.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this case will be referred to alternative
dispute resolution effective November 15, 2017, with that referral to terminate on
January 16, 2018. If the parties fail to settle, they shall file a joint proposed
scheduling plan by no later than February 2, 2018, which sets out agreed-upon
deadlines for the remainder of the case.

CATHERINE D. PERRY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated this 24th day of October, 2017.

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