Booker v. Johnsonville Sausage LLC

Filing 28

ORDER signed by Judge J.P. Stadtmueller on 5/31/2017. Defendant to respond to 27 Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint by 6/14/2017. Plaintiff may file reply within 7 days of service of Defendant's response. See Order. (cc: all counsel, via mail to Delvaris Booker)(jm)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
DELVARIS BOOKER,
Plaintiff,

v.

Case No. 16-CV-1047-JPS

JOHNSONVILLE SAUSAGE LLC,
Defendant.

ORDER

On May 30, 2017, Plaintiff, who is proceeding in this action pro se,
filed a motion to amend his complaint. (Docket #27). He requests leave to
add allegations of workplace discrimination arising during the period of
February–April 2016. Id. at 1. (His original complaint’s time period ends in
February 2016. See (Docket #1 at 2).) Plaintiff also seeks permission to join
his wife as a plaintiff, alleging that she also worked for Defendant during
the same period and suffered nearly all the same instances of discrimination
as he did. Id. at 2.
The dispositive motion deadline in this case is June 30, 2017. (Docket
#23 at 2). Under the Local Rules of this Court, Plaintiff’s motion to amend
his complaint will not be fully briefed after that deadline passes. See Civ. L.
R. 7(b), (c). Because the motion needs to be resolved before dispositive
motions may be considered, the Court finds it necessary to shorten the time
provided for the parties to file their response and reply briefs as to this
motion. Defendant shall file a response no later than June 14, 2017, and
Plaintiff may file a reply, if at all, no later than seven days from the date he
is served with Defendant’s response.
Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that Defendant shall file a response to Plaintiff’s
motion for leave to amend his complaint (Docket #27) no later than June 14,
2017. Plaintiff may file a reply in support of his motion, if at all, no later
than seven (7) days from the date he is served with Defendant’s response.
Dated at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this 31st day of May, 2017.
BY THE COURT:

____________________________________
J. P. Stadtmueller
U.S. District Judge

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