Barfell v. Correctional Health Care Companies et al

Filing 33

ORDER denying 31 Motion to Compel. (cc: all counsel and via US Mail to Thomas Barfell) (Griesbach, William)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

THOMAS H L BARFELL,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 17-C-1365

KATRINA BRUCKER, et al.,
Defendants.

ORDER

Plaintiff Thomas Barfell, who is currently representing himself, filed this civil rights action
asserting that the defendants violated his constitutional rights. This matter comes before the court
on Barfell’s motion to compel. Barfell request that the court order the defendants to respond to his
discovery requests, though he does not indicate what requests the defendants have failed to respond
to. His motion is also deficient because Barfell did not certify that he consulted with the defendants
in an attempt to resolve the dispute before seeking relief from the court. See Fed. R. Civ. P.
37(a)(1); Civil L.R. 37 (E.D. Wis.). Barfell should attempt to consult with the defendants to resolve
this dispute and explain which discovery disputes remain outstanding.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Barfell’s motion to compel (ECF No. 31) is
DENIED.
Dated this 16th day of July, 2018.
s/ William C. Griesbach
William C. Griesbach, Chief Judge
United States District Court