Andwan v. Greenhills, Village of et al

Filing 93

ORDER adopting Report and Recommendation 68 ; denying 83 Motion to Strike. Plaintiff's objections are overruled. This matter is committed to Mag. Judge. Signed by Judge Sandra S Beckwith on 12/24/14. (mb)(This document has been sent by the Clerks Office by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION

Patricia A. Andwan,

Case No. 1:13-cv-624

Plaintiff,
vs.

Village of Greenhills, Ohio, et al,
Defendants.
ORDER

On October 16, 2014, the Magistrate Judge issued two Reports and

Recommendations concerning several motions filed in this case. (Docs. 67 and 68)
Plaintiff has filed objections to both of the Reports.

In her first Report (Doc. 67), the Magistrate Judge granted Plaintiffs motion for a
new calendar order, and ordered the parties to confer about an updated Rule 26(f)

report. The Magistrate Judge also ordered that Defendants need not respond to the
Plaintiffs proposed first amended complaint until this Court ruled on Plaintiffs motion
for leave to amend her complaint.

Plaintiffobjects, citing a variety of reasons she believes the Magistrate Judge
erred. For instance, she notes that in February 2014, this Court stayed the case after

granting her attorneys' motion to withdraw (see Doc. 16). She cites Local Rule 16.2,
which states that pretrial scheduling orders will normally be set within 90 days of the
filing of a complaint. And she suggests that the Magistrate Judge overstepped her

authority in requiring another Rule 26(f) report, because "all counsel" have not yet been
identified or appeared in this action. She accuses the Magistrate Judge of "obstruction