Free Scheduling Order - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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7 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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10 , Paul Eugene Rhodes, . CV O4-644·PHX-JAT (MS) y
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13 Quirino Valeros, etal., I
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Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, having filed a complaint pursuant to 42 U .S.C. § 1983
16 and Defendants Allred, Pinkstaff, Pratt, Shiflett and Rivas having answered}
17 IT IS ORDERED that the parties shall comply with the following deadlines and
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2O· 1. Last day by which discovery requests may be submitted (discovery request cutoff
2 1 date): l l I October 4, 2005
22 1.1. No discovery requests maybe submitted after this date except by
23 _ stipulation ofthe parties or by Court order for good cause shown. · l
24 1.2 Responses todiscovery must be filed within the time provided by the
I 2; rules unless the parties stipulate otherwise.- · ‘
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l 28 1 Defendants Bufflngton, Strubeck, Greeley, Kumar, and Lesac have not yet
I gee; served. If and when these Defendants Ifile an Answer, this Scheduling Order shall S .;
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1 2. If defendants desire to take pIaintilf's deposition they may do so by no later than:
2 l November 3, 2005
1 2.1. Leave of Court for the taking of such deposition isgranted pursuant to
4 · Rule 30(a)(2}, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The deposition may be
5 taken by telephone at the option of defendant(s). l
6 3. Discovery disputes must be brought to the attention of the court by: -
7 . ‘ December 6,2005
6 3.1. See paragraph 7 regarding discovery dispute procedure.
9 4. Dispositive motion deadline is: _ _ January 3, 2006
10 5. Proposed Joint Pretrial Order lodged with-the Court by: March 6-, 2006
11 . 5.1. Defendant(s) are responsible _ for initiating the drafting and
. 1 2 submission of the proposed pretrial order in the form prescribed by .
13 the assigned trial judge. _
14 5.2 lf dispositive motions are filed, then this pretrial statement shall be
15 due thirty (30) days following resolution of the motions.
16 6. Limits on discovery. . . _ _
` 17 6.1. interrogatories: No more than 25 (incIuding._s'u·bparts) by each party to any -
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19 6.2. Requests for-production of documents: No more than 15 from- each party 1
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l 21 6.3. Requests for admissions: No more than 10 from each party to any other
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23 6.4. Depositionsi Because ofthe logistical problems involved, selfaepresented 2:; H
24 incarcerated parties may not take depositions without prior Court
25- l permission. Such permission will not be granted except upon a showing
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1 7. Discovery disputes. _ .
2 7.1. The court will not entertain motions to compel discovery, motions for
3 sanctions, motions for protective orders, or the like unless and until there
4 has been compliance ·with the following procedure: In the event of a
5 dispute over- discovery, the parties must confer in good faith, in
5 person or by telephone, and attempt to resolve the dispute. Rule
v 37(a), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; Civil Rule 7.26), Rules of
a Practice of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona ("Local A
9 Rules *9. lf the dispute remains unresolved, the parties must arrange
10 and participate in a telephonic conference with the undersigned _
11 judge prior to bringing any discovery motions.
12 DATED this M g- day of g Z , 2005.
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