Graham v. The People of the City of New York et al

Filing 48

ORDER: Defendants' 47 request to dismiss this case is denied without prejudice. The Court will afford plaintiff one last opportunity to comply with his discovery obligations. Defendants shall send plaintiff another copy of their discovery requ ests by 11/23/2009, and plaintiff shall respond to defendants' requests by 12/11/2009. Plaintiff is warned for the last time that if he fails to respond to defendants' discovery requests by 12/11/2009, I will recommend that this case shoul d be dismissed pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(b)(2)(A)(v). Accordingly, the deadline for the parties to complete all discovery is stayed. If plaintiff does not respond to defendants' outstanding discovery requests by 12/11/2009, defendants may r enew their instant request to dismiss this action. If plaintiff does respond to defendants' outstanding discovery requests then the deadline for discovery shall be extended to 1/8/2010. Defendants shall contact Judge Gleeson to request a pre-motion conference by 2/8/2010 if they intend to move for summary judgment. SO ORDERED. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Lois Bloom, on 11/18/2009) C/mailed. (Latka-Mucha, Wieslawa)