Spreadbury v. Bitterroot Public Library et al

Filing 201

ORDER. Signed by Jeremiah C. Lynch on 1/19/2012. (APP, ) Mailed to Spreadbury this date along w/ discovery.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA

MISSOULA DIVISION

MICHAEL E. SPREADBURY,

CV 11-64-M-DWM-JCL

Plaintiff,
vs.
ORDER
BITIERROOT PUBLIC LIBRARY,
CITY OF HAMILTON, LEE
ENTERPRISES, INC., BOONE
KARLBERG, P.C., DR. ROBERT
BROPHY, TRISTA SMITH, NANSU
RODDY, JERRY STEELE, STEVE
SNA VELY, STEVEN BRUNER-MURPHY,
RYAN OSTER, KENNETH S. BELL,
and JENNIFER LINT,

FILED
JAN ,9 2012
PATRICK E. DUFFY,' _

By

. '"LERh

DEPuTY CLERK. MISSOULA -­

Defendants.

Plaintiff Michael Spreadbury submitted a copy of his responses to "First
City Defense Interrogatories." Spreadbury attached a certificate of service to his
discovery responses reflecting that he provided a copy of the responses to
opposing counsel.
A party "must not" file discovery responses with the Court "until they are
used in the proceeding or the court orders filing[.]" Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(d)(1); L.R.
26.2(a). The Court has not ordered Spreadbury to file his discovery responses, and
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SCANNED

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they are not needed in this proceeding at this time.
THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall
return the discovery responses to Spreadbury.
DATED this 19tb dayofJ

miah C. Lynch
ited States Magistrate Judge

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