SCUTELLA v. CITY OF ERIE BUREAU OF POLICE et al

Filing 103

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 101 Motion for Discovery. It is GRANTED as follows: the discovery period is reopened until January 30, 2015 for the following limited purposes: (1)supplementing the interrogatory requests previously serve d on the individual Defendants; (2)obtaining documents and witnesses relatedto medical treatment obtained by Plaintiff; (3)obtaining documents relating to the City of Erie Bureau of Police Policies or Procedures for the proper usage of a taser; and ( 4) obtaining a copy of the booking report from the City of Erie Bureau of Police. Plaintiffs Motion is DENIED, in the interest of time and convenience of all the parties, to the extent that Plaintiff seeks to depose the Defendants. It is FURTHER ORDE RED that the jury trial in this matter shall be continued until the Erie May 2015 trial term, which begins on May 4, 2015. An Amended Final Scheduling Order setting forth a new jury trial date, as well as other relevant dates, will issue FORTHWITH. Signed by Judge Maurice B. Cohill on 12/23/14. (bfm)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
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Plaintiff,
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CITY OF ERIE BUREAU OF POLICE, )
ET AL.
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Defendants.
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SHENSCUTELLA,

Civil Action No. 11-198 Erie

MEMORANDUM ORDER
Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs Motion to Reopen Discovery. We understand the
position of the Defendants but a trial is, after all, a search for truth, and granting Plaintiffs
motion in part appears to be the best way to attain that objective.
Accordingly, this 23rd day of December, 2014, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED,
AND DECREED that Plaintiffs Motion to Reopen Discovery is GRANTED as follows: the
discovery period is reopened until January 30, 2015 for the following limited purposes: (1)
supplementing the interrogatory requests previously served on the individual Defendants; (2)
obtaining documents and witnesses related·to medical treatment obtained by Plaintiff; (3)
obtaining documents relating to the City of Erie Bureau of Police Policies or Procedures for the
proper usage of a taser; and (4) obtaining a copy of the booking report from the City of Erie
Bureau of Police. Plaintiffs Motion is DENIED, in the interest oftime and convenience of all
the parties, to the extent that Plaintiff seeks to depose the Defendants.

It is hereby FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that the jury trial in
this matter shall be continued until the Erie May 2015 trial term, which begins on May 4, 2015.
An Amended Final Scheduling Order setting forth a new jury trial date, as well as other relevant

dates, will issue FORTHWITH.

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Maurice B. Cohill, Jr.
Senior United States District Judge

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