Logan v. Hendersonville Medical Center
Filing
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INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER: Motion to Amend Pleadings due by 3/8/2012. Discovery due by 5/7/2012. Dispositive Motions due by 6/6/2012. Signed by Magistrate Judge John S. Bryant on 1/6/12. (xc:Pro se party by regular and certified mail.)(dt)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
ALONZIE C. LOGAN, JR.,
Plaintiff,
v.
HENDERSONVILLE HOSPITAL CORP.,
Defendant.
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NO. 3:11-0485
Judge Haynes/Bryant
SCHEDULING ORDER
The defendant has now filed an answer to the plaintiff’s
complaint
(Docket
Entry
No.
14).
Therefore,
the
following
scheduling order is ENTERED:
I.
GENERAL COURT RULES AND PROCEDURES
Any filing made with the Court must comply with Rule 5 of
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which requires that a copy of
the filing be sent to the opposing party or his counsel and that
the filing contain a certification stating that a copy has been
sent, to whom, at what address, and on what date.
Any filing that
does not comply with this requirement will be returned and/or
stricken from the record.
Each party is responsible for making and obtaining copies
of any documents or filings he or she sends to the Court.
It is
not the Court's responsibility to provide free copies of any
documents to the parties.
If a party desires to obtain a copy of
a document in the official court file, the party should contact the
Clerk's Office, with the docket entry number of the document if
possible, to request a copy.
The cost of an electronically filed
document
is
10¢
per
page,
or
50¢
per
page
if
it
is
not
electronically filed.
Each party is required to keep both the Court and the
opposing party or his counsel informed of his or her current
address.
A plaintiff's failure to keep the Court informed of his
or her current address may result in a recommendation that the
action be dismissed for failure to prosecute and for failure to
comply with the Court's order.
II.
PRETRIAL DEADLINES
Amendment of Pleadings
The parties shall have until March 8, 2012, to move to
amend the pleadings.
Discovery
All discovery shall be completed by May 7, 2012.
By
this, the Court means that all written discovery should be served
far enough before the discovery completion date, i.e. at least
thirty days prior to the discovery completion deadline, so that
responses or objections to any written discovery can be made prior
to the completion deadline. For example, serving written discovery
upon an opposing party a few days prior to the discovery completion
deadline does not comply with this scheduling order and may result
in discovery being denied to the requesting party.
Any party seeking to serve written discovery upon another
party that would result in responses being served after the
discovery completion deadline must obtain leave of the Court to
serve untimely discovery requests.
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Written discovery should be sent to the opposing party
and should not be filed with the Court, nor should a copy of the
written discovery be sent to the Court unless it is sent as an
attachment to a discovery motion.
A court order is not required
for a party to engage in discovery and discovery in an action is
not stayed upon the filing of any motion unless specifically
ordered by the Court.
Discovery Motions
All discovery motions must be filed by May 7, 2012.
All
discovery motions must comply with the applicable requirements
contained in Rule 37 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule
37.01 of the Local Rules of Court, or any other relevant Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure. Before any motion related to a discovery
dispute is filed, the parties shall conduct a telephone conference
with the Magistrate Judge about the matter in dispute.
No
without
discovery
first
dispute
contacting
related
the
motion
Magistrate
shall
Judge’s
be
office
filed
and
scheduling a telephone conference with the Magistrate Judge about
the dispute.
Dispositive Motions
All
dispositive
motions
to
judgment shall be filed by June 6, 2012.
dismiss
or
for
summary
Responses shall be due by
July 5, 2012, and replies, if any, limited to five (5) pages, shall
be due by July 19, 2012.
Plaintiff is forewarned that dispositive
motions must be responded to by July 5, 2012, unless an extension
is granted by the Court, and that failure to respond to the motion
and to statements of facts may result in the Court taking the facts
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alleged in the matter as true and granting the relief requested.
In responding, plaintiff may not just rely on his complaint.
Plaintiff must show there is a material dispute of fact with
citation to the record, affidavits or other matter of evidence.
Plaintiff should read and comply with Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 56 and Local Rule LR 56.01(a).
If dispositive motions
are filed before the deadline, the deadlines for filing responses
and replies shall be advanced accordingly.
Other Motions
Any other motions (other than in limine or related to
trial matters) must be filed by June 6, 2012.
This matter will be ready for trial after November 15,
2012.
It is so ORDERED.
s/ John S. Bryant
JOHN S. BRYANT
United States Magistrate Judge
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