Chapman v. Tashinski et al

Filing 67

ORDER signed by Judge Lynn Adelman on 6/9/11 denying 63 Motion to Compel; granting 62 request for extension; Discovery cutoff 7/15/2011; Dispositive Motions due by 8/15/2011. (cc: all counsel, via USPS to plaintiff) (dm)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

THOMAS E. CHAPMAN,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 07C878

WALTER TYSHYNSKY,
Defendant.

ORDER
Pro se plaintiff Thomas E. Chapman, a taxicab driver, brings this 42 U.S.C. § 1983
action against defendant City of Milwaukee police officer Walter Tyshynsky for illegally
detaining him and discriminating against him. Plaintiff moves to compel the production of
various types of statistics of traffic stops and citations of taxi cabs and limousines.
Defendant objects, noting that plaintiff has not served any discovery requests or conferred
with opposing counsel before making the present motion. As such, I will deny the motion
to compel. See Civil L.R. 37 (E.D. Wis.) (movant must certify that he attempted to meet
and confer to resolve discovery issues before filing a motion to compel). I will however,
grant plaintiff’s request to extend the discovery deadline. Therefore,
IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion to compel is DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion to extend is GRANTED. All
requests for discovery shall be served by a date sufficiently early so that all discovery in

this case can be completed no later than July 15, 2011. Any dispositive motions must be
served and filed on or before August 15, 2011.
Dated at Milwaukee, Wisconsin this 9th day of June, 2011.

/s____________________________________
LYNN ADELMAN
District Judge

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