Birch Jr v. Lombardo et al

Filing 62

ORDER that 60 Plaintiff's Interrogatories are STRICKEN from the docket. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 4/4/17. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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FRANK PATRICK BIRCH, JR.,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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SHERIFF JOE LOMBARDO, et al.,
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Defendants.
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Case No. 2:16-cv-01051-RFB-CWH
ORDER

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Presently before the court is Plaintiff Frank Patrick Birch, Jr.’s interrogatories (ECF No.

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60), filed on March 29, 2017. The document contains interrogatories directed at Defendants Sheriff

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Joseph Lombardo, Naphcare, and Dr. Larry Williamson, M.D. The certificate of service indicates

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the interrogatories were served via United States Mail on counsel for Defendants.

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Plaintiff is advised that the scheduling order in this case states that “written discovery,

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including responses to written discovery, certificates of service pertaining to written discovery, and

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deposition transcripts must not be filed with the court unless they are submitted in support of or in

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response to a motion.” (Scheduling Order (ECF No. 51) at 2 (emphasis in original).) Likewise,

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Local Rule 26-8 provides that written discovery, including discovery requests, must not be filed,

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unless the court orders otherwise.

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In light of these rules, the court will STRIKE Plaintiff’s interrogatories (ECF No. 60) from
the docket.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: April 4, 2017

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C.W. Hoffman, Jr.
United States Magistrate Judge