D.T. et al v. Knox County Board of Education et al (PLR1)

Filing 100

Memorandum Opinion and Order: Before the Court is Plaintiffs' motion to strike the Tennessee Department of Education's motion for summary judgment. 93 . In light of this case's posture and the need for judicial eco nomy, the Court will allow an exception to the three-stage process for resolving discovery disputes. The Department of Education is ORDERED to respond to Plaintiffs' request for production by May 11, 2017. Plaintiffs can upload the response s to the docket in support of their opposition to the Departments motion, and they should do so in a timely manner. The 150-day timeline for the Court to address dispositive motions will not be affected. Signed by District Judge Pamela L. Reeves on 4/27/17. (ADA)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT KNOXVILLE
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I.L., a minor through her parent Donna
Taylor, and DONNA TAYLOR,
Plaintiffs
and Counter-Defendants,
v.
KNOX COUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION,
Defendant
and Counter-Claimant,
and
KNOX COUNTY,
TENNESSEE; and TENNESSEE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,
Defendants.

No. 3:15-cv-558
Reeves/Guyton

Memorandum Opinion and Order
Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ motion to strike the Tennessee Department of Education’s motion for summary judgment. [D. 93]. In light of this case’s posture and the need for judicial economy, the Court will allow an exception to the three-stage process for resolving discovery disputes.
See EEOC v. Dolgencorp, LLC, 196 F. Supp. 3d 783, 793 (E.D. Tenn. 2016). The Department of
Education is ORDERED to respond to Plaintiffs’ request for production by May 11, 2017. Boilerplate objections will not be considered, as parties responding to requests for production must
“state with specificity the grounds for objecting to the request, including the reasons.” FED. R. CIV.
P. 34(b)(2)(B); see also Liguria Foods, Inc. v. Griffith Labs., Inc., ___ F.R.D. ___, 2017 WL
976626 (N.D. Iowa Mar. 13, 2017). Plaintiffs can upload the responses to the docket in support of
their opposition to the Department’s motion, and they should do so in a timely manner. The 150day timeline for the Court to address dispositive motions will not be affected.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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