Leiser, Loren v. Voeks, Jeannie et al

Filing 21

ORDER amending the 20 Preliminary Pretrial Conference Order to add deadlines and explanations regarding identifying the Doe defendants. Deadline to identify Doe defendants by 1/27/2012. Plaintiff's amended complaint identifying the Doe defendants due by 2/27/2012. Now-identified Doe defendants' answer due 3/19/2012. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker on 1/13/2012. (jef),(ps)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN LOREN L. LEISER, SR., Plaintiff, ORDER v. 11-cv-328-slc JEANNIE ANN VOEKS, R.N., DR. BRIAN J. BOHLMANN, DR. KENNETH ADLER, DR. BRUCE GERLINGER, DR. BRAUNSTEIN, DR. JOAN M. HANNULA, REED RICHARDSON, former SCI Security Chief, BRADLEY HOMPE, former SCI Warden, JOHN/JANE DOE(S) “SPECIAL NEEDS COMMITTEE” MEM BERS, JOHN/JANE DOES(S) “COM MITTEE” APPROVING SURGICAL PROCEDURES and JAMES GREER, R.N. Defendants. The Preliminary Pretrial Conference Order entered in this case on November 23, 2011 is hereby AMENDED to add the following deadlines and explanations regarding the Doe defendants in this lawsuit: Identifying the Doe Defendants A) January 27, 2012: Plaintiff shall complete service of his discovery requests aimed at identifying his Doe defendants. It is important for plaintiff to prepare clear, thorough discovery requests so that the assistant attorney general and the institution have enough information to provide useful responses. It is not the responsibility of the assistant attorney general or the institution to determine the identities of the Doe defendants on their own. Upon receipt of plaintiff’s discovery requests relating to Doe defendants, the assistant attorney general should endeavor to provide the requested information as soon as possible but not later than the time allowed by the federal rules of civil procedure. Although the assistant attorney general and the institution have no duty to conduct a proactive investigation, the court expects them to use good faith best efforts promptly to identify the Doe defendants in this case. The assistant attorney general should file with the court a copy of his responses to plaintiff’s discovery requests relating to the Doe defendants. The assistant attorney general also must report to the court whether he will accept service of the amended complaint on behalf of some or all of the Doe defendants. If he chooses not to accept service, then he must provide to the court, ex parte and under seal, the known addresses of the now-identified Doe defendants so that the Marshals Service may serve them with the amended complaint. B) February 27, 2012: Plaintiff shall file an amended complaint. Plaintiff may handwrite in his changes. The caption of the document shall be changed to identify it as the amended complaint. Plaintiff shall replace all references to Doe defendants with the names provided to him by the state. Plaintiff shall not make any other changes to his complaint without first asking for and receiving permission from the court. Note well: If plaintiff does not file an amended complaint naming the Doe defendants by the deadline, then this court could dismiss all of plaintiff’s claims against the Doe defendants. C) March 19, 2012: The now-identified Doe defendants shall file and serve their answers to plaintiff’s amended complaint. Entered this 13th day of January, 2012. BY THE COURT: /s/ STEPHEN L. CROCKER Magistrate Judge 2

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