Winans v. Thomas et al

Filing 77

MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS of the Honorable Magistrate Judge William G. Cobb, on 4/17/2013, DENYING Plaintiff's 73 Motion. Defendants shall have 14 days from the date of this order to reply re their 65 Motion for Summary Judgment. (Replies due by 5/1/2013.) (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KR)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA

CORY WINANS,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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CCS. THOMAS,
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Defendant.
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3:12-cv-00095-RCJ-WGC
MINUTES OF THE COURT
April 17, 2013

PRESENT: THE HONORABLE WILLIAM G. COBB, U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
DEPUTY CLERK:

KATIE LYNN OGDEN REPORTER: NONE APPEARING

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF(S): NONE APPEARING
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT(S): NONE APPEARING
MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS:
Before the court is Plaintiff’s “Motion to Compell (sic) Discovery - Motion to Strike
Summary Judgment as Discovery is Pending.” (Doc. # 73.) Defendant has opposed (Doc. # 74).
The court will address the two components of Plaintiff’s motion separately.
Motion to Compel
With regard to the motion to compel, Plaintiff has not attached the discovery which is in
dispute. The Local Rules for the District of Nevada require all discovery motions to state the efforts
movant first undertook to resolve the discovery dispute which is the subject of the motion. LR 267(b). While this particular requirement may be difficult for a plaintiff who is a pro se inmate to
satisfy, Plaintiff has also not complied with LR 26-7(a) which requires the motion to compel to “set
forth in full the text of the discovery originally sought and the response thereto, if any.” Because of
Plaintiff failure to comply with the requirements of Rule 26-7(a), it is impossible for the court to
grant any relief.
Therefore, the discovery component of Plaintiff’s motion to compel is DENIED.
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MINUTES OF THE COURT
3:12-cv-00095-RCJ-WGC
Date: April 17, 2013
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Motion to Strike
Plaintiff seeks to strike Defendant’s motion for summary judgment (Doc. # 65), seemingly
on the grounds that Plaintiff disputes the discovery which has been produced by Defendants (Doc.
# 73 at 1). Plaintiff seems to also contend that (at the time Plaintiff’s motion was filed), the
discovery deadline had not passed. Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(b), a motion for summary judgment
may be filed at any time until 30 days after the close of all discovery. Defendant’s motion for
summary judgment is therefore timely and there are no legitimate grounds raised by Plaintiff to strike
Defendant’s motion for summary judgment.
Plaintiff’s motion to strike (Doc. # 73) is DENIED. However, because this filing, liberally
interpreted, appears to assert an argument in response to Defendant’s motion for summary judgment,
this court will consider Plaintiff’s motion (Doc. #73) to constitute a memorandum of points and
authorities in response to Defendant’s motion for summary judgment (to date, Plaintiff has not filed
any opposing memoranda to Defendant’s motion for summary. Defendant shall have fourteen (14)
days from the date of this order to file a reply memorandum.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
LANCE S. WILSON, CLERK

By:

/s/
Deputy Clerk