Free Scheduling Order - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF'S ) OFFICE, JOSEPH ARPAIO, ) J.T. GOALS, ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________ ) RALPH CHARLES SLUSHER,

CIV 04-0293 PHX EHC (MEA) SCHEDULING ORDER

This is a civil rights action filed by a individual who
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is incarcerated and who is without counsel.
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Therefore, this

case is exempted from the requirements of Rule 26(f), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which requires the parties to file a
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Rule 26(f) statement prior to the issuance of a scheduling
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order.
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See Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) (2005).

Additionally, no

initial disclosure is required in actions brought by a person, without counsel, who is in the custody of a state or a state
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subdivision.
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See

Fed.

R.

Civ.

P.

26(a)(1)(E))

(2005).

Therefore, the Court will not require the parties to submit an initial disclosure statement.
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The parties are put on notice that the following
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schedule shall not be modified except upon a showing of good
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cause and by leave of court.
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IT IS ORDERED that: 1. All requests for discovery shall be served by June 30, 2006. 2. All motions regarding discovery shall be filed by July 28, 2006. 3. All motions to join parties or to further amend pleadings shall be filed by April 28, 2006. 4. All dispositive motions shall be filed by August 25, 2006. 5. All other pretrial motions, other than motions in limine, shall be filed by September 22, 2006. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants may take

Plaintiff's deposition, if they choose to, no later than March 31, 2006. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall lodge a joint pretrial statement and proposed order, on or before September 22, 2006, or in the event one or more dispositive motions is filed, within 90 days of the court's ruling on the last dispositive motion that does not dispose of the case. Defendants are responsible for initiating the drafting and submission of the proposed pretrial order in the form prescribed by the assigned trial judge. DATED this 27th day of December, 2005.

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