United States of America, Ex rel. Raju A.T. Dahlstrom et al v. Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe of Washington et al

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ORDER denying Defendants Ronda Metcalf, Christine Morlock, and Robert Morlock's 56 Motion to Compel Discovery without prejudice to refiling the motion in a manner that comports with the court's scheduling order. Signed by Judge James L. Robart. (PM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
ex rel. RAJU A.T. DAHLSTROM, et
al.,

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ORDER STRIKING DISCOVERY
MOTION

Plaintiffs,
v.

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CASE NO. C16-0052JLR

SAUK-SUIATTLE INDIAN TRIBE
OF WASHINGTON, et al.,

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Defendants.
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Before the court is Defendants Ronda Metcalf, Christine Morlock, and Robert
Morlock’s (collectively, “Defendants”) motion to compel Plaintiff Raju A.T. Dahlstrom
to produce responses and supplement responses to certain discovery requests. (Mot.
(Dkt. # 56).) Defendants filed their motion without first requesting a conference with the
court. (See Dkt.) The motion therefore contravenes the court’s August 3, 2017, amended
scheduling order. (See Am. Sched. Order (Dkt. # 53) at 2 (citing Fed. R. Civ. P.

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16(b)(3)(B)(v)) (“[P]ursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16, the Court ‘direct[s]

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that before moving for an order relating to discovery, the movant must request a

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conference with the court’ by notifying [the courtroom deputy] . . . .” (second alteration

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in original))); see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(3)(B)(v) (permitting the court, in its

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scheduling order, to “direct that before moving for an order relating to discovery, the

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movant must request a conference with the court”). The court therefore STRIKES

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Defendants’ motion to compel discovery (Dkt. # 56) without prejudice to refiling the

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motion in a manner that comports with the court’s scheduling order.

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Dated this 26th day of April, 2018.

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A

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JAMES L. ROBART
United States District Judge

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