West v. Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. et al

Filing 65

ORDER striking without prejudice 59 Motion to Compel Production of Documents and Motion to Amend The Joint Discovery Plan. So Ordered by Judge Joseph N. Laplante. (jb)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Kurt West v. Civil No. 10-cv-214-JL Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. et al. PROCEDURAL ORDER The plaintiff’s “motion to compel production of documents and to amend the joint discovery plan” (document no. 59) is STRICKEN for its failure to comply with this court’s Order After Preliminary Pretrial Conference (document no. 52). That order sets forth an informal procedure for resolving discovery disputes and provides that “[c]ustomary motions to compel, while disfavored, . . . are nonetheless permissible . . . . [A]ny such motion should expressly request, in the title of the motion, a referral to the United States Magistrate Judge.” motion contains no such request. The plaintiff’s It is therefore stricken without prejudice to the plaintiff’s either (1) seeking the relief through the informal procedure set forth in the preliminary pretrial order (which, again, is this court’s preferred method) or (2) refiling the motion so that it complies with the order. SO ORDERED. ____________________________ Joseph N. Laplante United States District Judge Dated: cc: August 16, 2011 Rachel A. Rubenson, Esq. Sara Gutierrez Dunn, Esq. Annmarie A. Tenn, Esq. Joan A. Lukey, Esq. John P. O’Flanagan, Esq. L. Robert Bourgeois, Esq. Brian M. Quirk, Esq. James C. Wheat, Esq. Phillip S. Bixby, Esq. Martha C. Gaythwaite, Esq. 2

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