Milstead v. Holly et al

Filing 33

ORDER: The undersigned Magistrate Judge received in the mail on 4/9/2012, a handwritten note from plaintiff Milstead inquiring about what is going on in his case. The Clerk is directed to file a copy of this handwritten note in the Court record. The Magistrate Judge Bryant construes plaintiff's letter as a motion to ascertain status of the case. In view of the scheduling order 30 entered on 4/13/2012, and mailed to plaintiff Milstead by the Clerk 32 , the Court DENIES plaintiff Milstead's motion to ascertain status as moot. Signed by Magistrate Judge John S. Bryant on 5/22/12. (xc:Pro se party by regular and certified mail.)(dt)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
COLUMBIA DIVISION
BRIAN KEITH MILSTEAD,

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Plaintiff,
v.
RHONDA D. HOLLY, et al.,
Defendants.

NO. 1:12-0019
Judge Campbell/Bryant
Jury Demand

O R D E R
The undersigned Magistrate Judge received in the mail on
April 9, 2012, a handwritten note from plaintiff Milstead inquiring
about what is going on in his case.

The Clerk is directed to file

a copy of this handwritten note in the Court record.
The undersigned Magistrate Judge construes plaintiff
Milstead’s handwritten note to be a motion to ascertain status of
the case.

In view of the scheduling order (Docket Entry No. 30)

entered on April 13, 2012, and mailed to plaintiff Milstead by the
Clerk (Docket Entry No. 32), the Court DENIES plaintiff Milstead’s
motion to ascertain status as moot.
Plaintiff is instructed that in the future he should
refrain from communicating with the Court by means of letters.
Instead, he may file motions requesting any relief he seeks
pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and serve copies
of such motions upon the other parties to this action.
It is so ORDERED.
s/ John S. Bryant
JOHN S. BRYANT
United States Magistrate Judge