Greenlee et al v. Miami Township Ohio

Filing 10

ORDER AND ENTRY SETTING A PRELIMINARY PRETRIAL CONFERENCE BY TELEPHONE ( set for 8/14/2014 AT 2:00 PM BY Teleconference before Magistrate Judge Michael J Newman.) Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J Newman on 07/02/14. (pb1)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION
GLORIA J. GREENLEE, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
MIAMI TOWNSHIP, OHIO,
Defendant.

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Case No. 3:14-cv-173
District Judge Walter H. Rice
Magistrate Judge Michael J. Newman

ORDER AND ENTRY SETTING A PRELIMINARY
PRETRIAL CONFERENCE BY TELEPHONE

Plaintiffs filed this civil action pro se, i.e., on their own behalf without representation by
a lawyer.1 Accordingly, this case is referred to the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Dayton General Order No. 13-01.2 Now that all parties have
appeared in the case either on their own behalf or through counsel, the Court sets a preliminary
pretrial conference by telephone on August 14, 2014 at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P.
16. The unrepresented Plaintiffs and counsel for Defendant shall call 1-877-336-1839, enter
access code 2725365 and security code 123456, and wait for the Court to join the conference.
Before the preliminary pretrial conference, the attorneys of record and the unrepresented
Plaintiffs are ORDERED to confer informally and in good faith as required by Fed. R. Civ. P.

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The Court directs all unrepresented parties to the Guide for Pro Se Litigants on the Court’s
website at: http://www.ohsd.uscourts.gov/forms/fedbar4.pdf.
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The Dayton General Order No. 13-01 concerning assignment and reference can be found at:
http://www.ohsd.uscourts.gov/generalorders/Dayton/Gen%20Ord%20DAY%2013-01.pdf.

26(f). The parties shall also prepare a Rule 26(f) report3 and file it with the Court 7 days prior to
the preliminary pretrial conference, i.e., on or before August 7, 2014.

The parties are

ADVISED that failure to confer in good faith or to participate in the preliminary pretrial
conference may result in appropriate sanctions, including, but not limited to, dismissal of this
action or the entry of default judgment pursuant Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(f) and Fed. R. Civ. P.
37(B)(2)(A).
Unless otherwise agreed in the Rule 26(f) Report, the parties must make disclosures as
required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1). These disclosures must be served upon all parties in this
case and must NOT be filed with the Court. Because Plaintiffs are not represented by an
attorney, they do not have access to the electronic filing system and will not receive service
electronically via such system. Accordingly, all parties must serve all filings pursuant to Fed. R.
Civ. P. 5(b)(1)-(2)(C), and a certificate of service must be attached to all filings representing the
date and manner of service.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: July 2, 2014

s/ Michael J. Newman
Michael J. Newman
United States Magistrate Judge

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A form Rule 26(f) report can be found at: http://www.ohsd.uscourts.gov/forms/drule26re.pdf.
Other forms, as well as information concerning the Court’s pretrial procedures, can be found on the
Court’s website at www.ohsd.uscourts.gov.

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