Caron v. Microsoft Corporation

Filing 25

ORDER denying 17 Motion to Strike 16 Certification of Initial Attorneys Conference and Discovery Plan. Signed by Chief Judge Frank D. Whitney on 10/9/2013. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.)(eef)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
DOCKET NO. 3:13-cv-00209-FDW-DSC
ROBIN CARON,

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Plaintiff,
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION,
Defendant.

ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike (Doc. No. 17) the
Certification of Initial Attorney’s Conference and Proposed Discovery Plan (Doc. No. 16)
(“CIAC Report”). Defendant has responded in opposition, and in so doing, also requested the
Court award attorneys’ fees or other relief (Doc. No. 19).
Although Plaintiff appears to present a prior draft of the CIAC Report exchanged
between the parties (see Doc. No. 20-1, Exhibit 3) that differs from the CIAC Report actually
filed in this case (Doc. No. 16), the Court sees no need to strike the CIAC Report, particularly
because it is not binding on the Court. In so doing, the Court refers both parties to this Court’s
Standing Orders, as well as the Case Management Order to be issued, which govern this case and
the discovery obligations of the parties. In light of the issues raised in the CIAC, the Court
particularly directs the parties to this Court’s Standing Protective Order for Civil Cases Before
the Honorable Frank D. Whitney, Miscellaneous No. 3:07-MC-47 (Doc. No. 3). Should the
parties continue to be unable to resolve the issues concerning a protective order, a party may
make a motion for such protective order to be entered, and the magistrate judge assigned to this
case can resolve such dispute in an order.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike (Doc. No. 17) is
DENIED. A case management order shall follow.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Signed: October 9, 2013