Sabatka v. NRG Energy, Inc.

Filing 27

ORDER that Defendant's motion to compel, (Filing No. #26 ), is denied. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart. (LAC)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
GERARD A. SABATKA,
Plaintiff,

8:15CV310

vs.
ORDER
NRG ENERGY, INC., a foreign
corporation;
Defendant.
The court’s scheduling order for this case states: “Motions to compel shall not be
filed without first contacting the chambers of the undersigned magistrate judge to set a
conference for discussing the parties’ dispute.” (Filing No. 11, at CM/ECF pp. 1-2). The
purpose of this requirement is to limit motion practice in favor of first requiring candid
discussions between counsel before contacting the court, and absent a resolution between
counsel alone, then exploring potential resolution through court-facilitated discussions.
Unnecessary motion practice is both expensive and time-consuming, and it undermines
the goal of securing “a just, speedy, and inexpensive determination” of this case.
Fed.Civ.R.1.
Defendant did not comply with the court’s order before filing a motion to compel.

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that Defendant's motion to compel, (Filing No. 26), is denied.

November 9, 2016.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Cheryl R. Zwart
United States Magistrate Judge