Beair v. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections et al

Filing 59

Order: Status Conference set for 1/7/2019 at 04:00 PM in to be held telephonically before Judge James G. Carr using the Court's conference line (1.877.336.1839, access code 8856866). Judge James G. Carr on 6/20/18. See order for full details. Judge James G. Carr on 6/20/18. Associated Cases: 3:15-cv-00322-JGC et al.(C,D)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION

James O. Combs,

Case No. 3:16CV139

Terrence M. Miller,

Case No. 3:15CV2698

Edward Stroub,

Case No. 3:16CV789

Frederick Hofer, Jr.,

Case No. 3:16CV469

Gerald Holmes, Jr.,

Case No. 3:17CV812

Aaron Miller,

Case No. 3:16CV2591

Scott D. Beair,

Case No. 3:15CV322

Arthur R. Bell,

Case No. 3:15CV1175

Anthony Soto,

Case No. 3:16CV2993

William Bean,

Case No. 3:17CV1811

Jesus Velarde,

Case No. 3:17CV1824

Daniel L. Walker,

Case No. 3:17CV1826
Plaintiffs,

v.

ORDER

MTC Medical, LLC, et al.,
Defendants.

Telephonic conference re. parties’ discovery disputes held June 4, 2018. Time: 1 hour,
30 minutes. Court reporter: Angela Nixon (419.213.5518).

It is hereby ORDERED THAT:
1.

Plaintiff’s response to defendants’ pending motion to dismiss (Doc. 10) in the Walker
case, No. 3:17CV1826, due on or before June 20, 2018; defendants’ reply due July 1,
2018.

2.

The complaint in the Velarde case, No. 3:17CV1824, be, and the same hereby is,
dismissed with prejudice for non-compliance with the court’s order of February 13,
2018, regarding counsel’s obligation to confirm that they have correct contact
information for the plaintiff, and for want of prosecution.

3.

On or before June 15, 2018, plaintiff’s counsel shall obtain and tender to defense
counsel a signed statement from plaintiff Hofer (Case No. 3:16CV469) expressing
his interest in continuing the prosecution of this matter, listing his current contact
information (address, telephone number, email address, if any), and acknowledging
Hofer’s responsibility to notify his attorneys of any changes in that information and
to cooperate with defense counsel’s reasonable requests for discovery. Plaintiff’s
counsel shall also file a copy of the statement with the court on or before June 15,
2018. Failure to obtain the signed statement and file it with the court on or before
June 15, 2018, will result in dismissal of Hofer’s complaint with prejudice.

4.

On or before August 1, 2018, and to the extent such has not already been provided,
defense counsel to produce last known addresses and contact information for
individual medical providers, whether no longer employed by corporate defendants
or still employed by corporate defendants, identified by plaintiffs in their pending
complaints.
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5.

In all pending cases, plaintiffs to be produced for depositions no later than September
1, 2018.

6.

In all pending cases, plaintiffs to conclude fact witness depositions of all current or
former personnel employed by corporate defendants no later than October 15, 2018.

7.

In all pending cases, plaintiffs must designate expert witness(es) no later than
November 1, 2018, and produce report(s) from such expert(s) no later than December
15, 2018.

8.

Telephonic status/scheduling conference set for January 7, 2019, at 4:00 p.m. The
call will be held on the court’s bridge line (1.877.336.1839, access code 8856866).

So ordered.
/s/ James G. Carr
Sr. U.S. District Judge

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