Williams, Quentrell v. Buhr, Nicholas et al

Filing 19

ORDER denying 17 Motion to Compel as moot. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker on 6/8/2016. (jef),(ps)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

QUENTRELL E. WILLIAMS,

v.

Plaintiff,

ORDER
14-cv-871-wmc

NICHOLAS BUHR, et al.,
Defendants.

Pro se plaintiff Quentrell E. Williams is proceeding with claims that several state
employees were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs in violation of the
Eighth Amendment. Williams filed a motion to compel on February 29, 2016, stating
that he mailed interrogatory requests to defendants on January 20, 2016, in an attempt
to discover the identity of the Jane Doe defendants, but that defendants had not
responded. (Dkt. #17.)
Defendants responded, stating that they timely answered plaintiff’s discovery
requests, but that plaintiff may not have received the responses due to his recent release
from incarceration and subsequent change of address. (Dkt. #18.) Defendants have
certified that they mailed another copy of their responses to plaintiff’s updated address in
Iowa.

Plaintiff did not file any reply contesting defendants’ response, so the court

assumes that he has received defendants’ discovery responses. Because it appears that no
court action is required at this time, the court will deny plaintiff’s motion to compel as
moot. Plaintiff has now missed his March 7, 2016 deadline for identifying the Jane Doe
defendants. If plaintiff still intends to pursue claims against them, he must file a motion

requesting permission to file an amended complaint identifying them, providing an
explanation why he missed his March 7, 2016 deadline for doing so.

ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff Quentrell E. Williams’s motion to compel (dkt.
#17) is DENIED as moot.
Entered this 8th day of June, 2016.

BY THE COURT:
/s/
________________________________________
STEPHEN L. CROCKER
Magistrate Judge