Hamby v. Logan et al
Filing
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SCHEDULING ORDER: Motion to Amend Pleadings due by 5/21/2012. Discovery due by 7/20/2012. Dispositive Motions due by 8/20/2012. Signed by Magistrate Judge John S. Bryant on 3/20/12. (xc:Pro se party by regular and certified mail.)(dt)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
WILLIAM DAVIDSON HAMBY, JR.,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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DR. NONA SETLER-LOGAN, et al., )
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Defendants.
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Case No. 3:12-0056
Judge Trauger/Bryant
SCHEDULING ORDER
The
defendants
have
filed
their
answers
to
the
plaintiff’s complaint (Docket Entry Nos. 20 and 21). 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
any filing made with the Court be sent to the opposing party or
their 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 which 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 they send 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 their counsel informed of their current address.
A plaintiff's failure to keep the Court informed of his/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 May 21, 2012, to move to
amend the pleadings.
Discovery
All discovery shall be completed by July 20, 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 which would result in responses being served after the
discovery completion deadline must obtain leave of the Court to
serve untimely discovery requests.
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 July 20, 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.
No discovery dispute related motions
shall be filed without first contacting the Magistrate Judge’s
office and scheduling a telephone conference with the Magistrate
Judge regarding the dispute.
Dispositive Motions
All
dispositive
motions
to
dismiss
and
for
summary
judgment shall be filed by August 20, 2012. Responses shall be due
September 17, 2012, and replies, if any, limited to five (5) pages,
shall be due by October 1, 2012. Plaintiff is forewarned that
dispositive motions must be responded to by September 17, 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 alleged in the matter as true and granting
the relief requested.
on his complaint.
In responding, plaintiff may not just rely
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 earlier, the response and reply dates for that
motion shall be moved up accordingly.
Other Motions
Any other motions (other than in limine or related to
trial matters) must be filed by August 20, 2012.
The Magistrate Judge estimates that this case will be
ready for a jury trial after March 12, 2013.
It is so ORDERED.
s/ John S. Bryant
JOHN S. BRYANT
United States Magistrate Judge
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