Parker v. Granite Services International Inc. et al

Filing 53

ORDER granting 43 Motion to Compel and 46 Motion to Compel - Signed by Magistrate Judge William A. Webb on 02/05/2013. (Baker, C.)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
NO. 7:11-CV-00236-FL
MICHAEL T. PARKER,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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GRANITE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC., )
and GENERAL ELECTRIC,
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Defendants.
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ORDER

This cause comes before the Court upon Defendants’ motions to compel initial
disclosures and discovery responses from pro se Plaintiff. (DE-43, DE-46). Plaintiff has not
responded, and the time for doing so has expired. Accordingly, the motions are now ripe for
adjudication and have been referred to the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). For
good cause shown, Defendants’ motions to compel are GRANTED as follows:
Plaintiff is hereby ORDERED, within seven (7) days of entry of this order, to serve
Defendants with his Rule 26(a) initial disclosures, as well as full and complete responses to the
discovery requests served by defendant General Electric on November 5, 2012 and by defendant
GSI on October 31, 2012. Plaintiff is CAUTIONED that, irrespective of his pro se status,
continued failure to abide by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or orders of this Court will
subject him to sanctions, up to and including dismissal of this action. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(b)
(providing sanctions for party’s failure to comply with a court order, including discovery orders);
Ballard v. Carlson, 882 F.2d 93, 96 (4th Cir. 1989) (noting that even pro se litigants are “subject

to the time requirements and respect for court orders without which effective judicial
administration would be impossible”).
DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Raleigh, North Carolina this 5th day of
February, 2013.

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WILLIAM A. WEBB
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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