Bobbitt v. Scott et al

Filing 29

ORDER re 28 Pro Se Plaintiff's First Request for Production of Documents is premature and has been misdirected to the Court. Plaintiff is instructed to direct his discovery requests to the appropriate party or parties after the Court has entered a scheduling order. Signed by Chief Judge Frank D. Whitney on 6/25/2018. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.)(jaw)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
3:16-cv-576-FDW

WILLIE T. BOBBITT,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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FNU SCOTT, et al.,
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Defendants.
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ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the Court on pro se Plaintiff’s First Request for Production of
Documents, (Doc. No. 28).

Plaintiff’s Request for Production is premature and has been misdirected to the Court. See
Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c) (as a general matter, a party must make initial disclosures at or within 14
days after the parties Rule 26(f) conference); Local Rule 26.1 (“Official Court-ordered and
enforceable discovery does not commence until issuance of the scheduling order.”); Local Rule
26.2 (“The parties shall not file any initial disclosures, designations of expert witnesses and their
reports, discovery requests or responses therto, deposition transcripts, or other discovery material
unless: (1) directed to do so by the Court; (2) such materials are necessary for use in an in-court
proceeding; or (3) such materials are filed in support of, or in opposition to, a motion or petition.”).

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:
Plaintiff is instructed to direct his discovery requests to the appropriate party or
parties after the Court has entered a scheduling order.

Signed: June 25, 2018

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