Bennett v. Johnson et al

Filing 119

OPINION AND ORDER by Magistrate Judge Frank H McCarthy ; denying 108 Motion to Compel; denying 109 Motion for Miscellaneous Relief (jcm, Dpty Clk)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA EDWARD BENNETT, Plaintiff, vs. Case No.09-CV-612-TCK-FHM LASHEDDA JOHNSON, et al., Defendants. OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Discovery Request [Dkt. 108] and Plaintiff’s Request for Motion Regarding Sufficiency of Answers/Objections [Dkt. 109] are DENIED. The motions do not contain a certificate of service as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(d). Nor do the motions otherwise indicate that they were served on counsel for Defendants.1 Defendants have not filed a response, which further indicates that they have not received the motions. Under these circumstances the motions cannot be granted.2 SO ORDERED this 12th day of August, 2011. 1 2 The attachm ents to the Motion to Com pel [Dkt. 108, p. 2] are unreadable. Motions for orders com pelling discovery “m ust include a certification that the m ovant has in good faith conferred or attem pted to confer with the person or party failing to m ake disclosure or discovery in an effort to obtain it without court action.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(A)(1). Local Civil Rule 37.1 provides that the court will refuse to hear m otions for discovery that do not advise that counsel have personally m et and conferred in good faith and, after a sincere attem pt to resolve difference, they have been unable to reach an accord. The subject m otions do not contain the required certification.

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