Laschkewitsch v. Legal & General America, Inc.

Filing 37

ORDER granting in part 28 Motion to Stay and denying 24 Motion to Strike. Counsel should read order in its entirety for critical deadlines and information. Signed by Chief Judge James C. Dever III on 9/11/2015. (Jenkins, C.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
No. 5:15-CV-251-D

JOHN LASCHKEWITSCH,
Plaintiff,

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ORDER

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LEGAL & GENERAL AMERICA, INC., d/b/a )
BANNER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
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Defendant. )

On July 14, 2015, plaintiff(a familiar litigant who again is appearing prose) filed a motion
with supporting memorandum to postpone the Rule 26(f) conference and submission of a discovery
plan [D.E. 28, 29]. Cf., ~. ReliaStar Life Ins. Co. v. Laschkewitsch, 597 F. App'x 159 (4th Cir.
2015) (per curiam) (unpublished); Laschkewitsch v. Lincoln Life & Annuity Distributors. Inc., 47
F. Supp. 3d 327 (E.D.N.C. 2014). On July 15,2015, defendant responded in opposition [D.E. 31].
On August 10, 2015, plaintiff replied [D.E. 35].
The motion to postpone is granted in part. The parties shall conduct their Rule 26(f)
conference not later than September 25, 2015, and submit by September 30, 2015, a joint proposed
discovery plan in accordance with the court's June 15, 2015 order for a discovery plan [D.E. 20] and
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Finally, the court also has considered plaintiffs motion to strike. See [D .E. 24]. The motion
lacks merit and is DENIED.
SO ORDERED. This .J..L day of September 2015.

Jtiks

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Chief United States District Judge