Sanford v. Douglas County Corrections et al

Filing 91

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER granting 90 Motion to Extend Deadlines. The Final Pretrial Conference is set for 10/28/2010 at 11:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart. The trial date will be set by the undersigned Magistrate Judge at the time of th e Final Pretrial Conference. The Clerk of the court is directed to set a pro se case management deadline in this case using the following text: Pretrial conference before Magistrate Judge Cheryl Zwart to be held on October 28, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart. (Copy mailed to pro se party)(GJG)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA ROBERT E. SANFORD, Plaintiff, v. UNKNOWN NEWTON, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 8:08CV261

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

This matter is before the court on Defendants' Motion to Extend Deadlines. (Filing No. 90.) For good cause shown, the Motion is granted and the Progression Order is modified as set forth below. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that: 1. Dispositive Motions. All dispositive motions shall be filed on or before July 14, 2010. The parties must comply with the provisions of NECivR 7.1(a-h) and NECivR 56.1 when filing summary judgment motions.

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Pretrial Conference. a. Defense counsel will have the primary responsibility for drafting the Order on Final Pretrial Conference, pursuant to the format and requirements set out in NECivR 16.2(a)(2). The plaintiff will be responsible for cooperating in the preparation and signing of the final version of the Order. The Order should be submitted to the plaintiff and to any other parties by September 14, 2010. The plaintiff shall provide additions and/or proposed deletions to

Defense counsel by September 28, 2010. Defense counsel shall submit the Proposed Order on Final Pretrial Conference to the court by no later than October 12, 2010. If a party proposes an addition or deletion which is not agreed to by all the other parties, that fact should be noted in the text of the document. The Proposed Order on Final Pretrial Conference must be signed by all pro se parties and by counsel for all represented parties. b. The Final Pretrial Conference will be held before the undersigned Magistrate Judge on October 28, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. Prior to the pretrial conference, all items as directed in NECivR 16.2 and full preparation shall have been completed so that trial may begin at any time following the Pretrial Conference. If a plaintiff is held in an institution, the pretrial conference will be by telephone. In that case, Defense counsel shall contact the plaintiff's institution in advance and arrange to initiate and place the conference call.

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3. The trial date will be set by the undersigned Magistrate Judge at the time of the Final Pretrial Conference. 4. The Clerk of the court is directed to set a pro se case management deadline in this case using the following text: Pretrial conference before Magistrate Judge Cheryl Zwart to be held on October 28, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.

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BY THE COURT: s/ Cheryl R. Zwart United States Magistrate Judge

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