Porter v. Goord et al

Filing 127

ORDER affirming Magistrate Judge Foschio's Decision and Order dismissing plaintiff's motion to compel interrogatory answers and resposnes to document requests. Signed by Hon. Richard J. Arcara on 2/1/2008. (JMB) Additional attachment(s) added on 2/1/2008 (Baker, J.).

P o r t e r v. Goord et al

D o c . 127

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT W E S T E R N DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

L A R R Y PORTER, P l a i n t if f , v. ORDER 04-CV-485A

GLENN S. GOORD, et al., D e fe n d a n ts .

T h is case was referred to Magistrate Judge Leslie G. Foschio, pursuant to 2 8 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A). O n N o v e m b e r 2 6 , 20 0 7 , pla i n t i f f file d a m o t i o n to c o m p e l in t e r r o g a t o r y a n s w e r s a n d re s p o n s e s to d o c u m e n t req u e s t s . D e f e n d a n t s o p p o s e d p l a i n t i f f ' s m o t i o n a n d p l a i n t i f f file d a re p l y the r e t o . O n Ja n u a r y 1 5 , 2 0 0 8 , M a g i s t r a t e Ju d g e F o s c h i o filed a D e c i s i o n a n d O r d e r , d i s m i s s i n g p l a i n t i f f ' s m o t i o n w i t h o u t p r e j u d i c e . O n Ja n u a r y 2 8 , 2 0 0 8 , pla i n t i f f file d a n o b j e c t i o n to the D e c i s i o n a n d O r d e r . P u r s u a n t to 2 8 U . S . C . § 6 3 6 ( b ) ( 1 ) ( A ) , th e d i s t r i c t co u r t "m a y r e c o n s i d e r a n y p r e t r i a l m a t t e r u n d e r th i s [se c t i o n ] w h e r e it h a s b e e n s h o w n th a t th e m a g i s t r a t e 's o r d e r is cle a r l y e r r o n e o u s o r co n t r a r y to la w . " T h e C o u r t h a s re v i e w e d d e f e n d a n t s ' o b j e c t i o n s an d M a g i s t r a t e Ju d g e S c o t t 's D e c i s i o n a n d O r d e r . U p o n su c h re v i e w , th e C o u r t fin d s tha t

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M a g i s t r a t e Ju d g e F o s c h i o 's D e c i s i o n a n d O r d e r is n e i t h e r cle a r l y e r r o n e o u s n o r co n t r a r y to la w . A c c o r d i n g l y , th e C o u r t affirm s the D e c i s i o n a n d O r d e r .

SO ORDERED. s / Richard J. Arcara HONORABLE RICHARD J. ARCARA C H IE F JUDGE U N IT E D STATES DISTRICT COURT D A T E D : February 1, 2008

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