Trafton v. Rocketplane Kistler Inc et al

Filing 36

ORDER regarding 30 7.4 Motion for Sanctions, signed by Judge William C. Griesbach on 04-16-2009. The Court will construe Defendants Response 34 as a request to convert the 30 Motion into a standard motion not subject to the limits of Rule 7.4. Defendant may respond to the motion 30 by May 5; Plaintiff may reply by May 19. (cc: all counsel)(Griesbach, William)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT E A S T E R N DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
WILBUR C. TRAFTON, Plaintiff, v. ROCKETPLANE KISTLER, INC., et al., Defendants. Case No. 08-C-99

ORDER

Plaintiff has filed a Rule 7.4 motion seeking sanctions for the Defendants' alleged discovery abuses. Defendant has objected to the form of the motion, noting that it exceeds the rule's allowed page limit. It also objects that it cannot meaningfully respond to the motion in the space and time provided by Rule 7.4. In addition, I note that although the motion is designated as a

"nondispositive" motion, the relief it seeks (as a sanction) is dismissal of certain of Defendants' defenses. That is certainly dispositive. Accordingly, I will construe Defendants' response as a request to convert the motion into a standard motion not subject to the limits of Rule 7.4. Defendant may respond to the motion by May 5; Plaintiff may reply by May 19. SO ORDERED this 16th day of April, 2009.

s/ William C. Griesbach William C. Griesbach United States District Judge