Alexander v. Potts et al

Filing 38

ORDER signed by Chief Judge William C Griesbach on 1/18/19 denying as premature the 37 Motion to Compel. (cc: all counsel and via US Mail to Randy Alexander) (Griesbach, William)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
RANDY ALEXANDER,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 18-C-867

ALAN POTTS, et al.,
Defendants.

ORDER

Plaintiff Randy Alexander, who is currently serving a state prison sentence at Green Bay
Correctional Institution, filed this pro se action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that his civil rights
were violated. On January 17, 2019, Alexander filed a motion to compel, requesting that the court
order the defendants to respond to his discovery requests. The court will deny the motion as
premature. Alexander filed his motion one day after the discovery deadline, but the defendants’
responses are not considered untimely at this point. When a party serves discovery responses by
mail, three additional days are added to the deadline. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(d). If Alexander does
not receive the defendants’ responses to his discovery requests after this deadline has passed, he
should attempt to consult with the assistant attorney general assigned to this case. See Fed. R. Civ.
P. 37(a)(1) and Civil L.R. 37.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Alexander’s motion to compel (ECF No. 37) is
DENIED as premature.
Dated this 18th day of January, 2019.
s/ William C. Griesbach
William C. Griesbach, Chief Judge
United States District Court