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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000 Job Discrimination (Race)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHERN DIVISION

JAMES H. SHORTZ, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:05cv83-T

) (WO)

AUBURN UNIVERSITY )

MONTGOMERY, )

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Defendant. )

ORDER

Now pending before the court is the defendants’ motion to compel discovery and to

require the plaintiff to respond by October 3, 2005 (doc. # 42) and motion for more definite

statement (doc. # 43). In the motion for a more definite statement, the defendants assert that the

plaintiff’s retaliatory discharge claim against defendants Gardner and Robinson is “so vague,

ambiguous, and confusing” that they cannot respond to it. However, in the motion to compel

discovery and shorten time to respond, the defendants admit that the plaintiff’s deposition is set

for October 5, 2005. Consequently, the defendants can delve into and more fully develop the

basis for the plaintiff’s claim during his deposition. Accordingly, upon consideration of the

motions, and for good cause, it is 

ORDERED that the defendants’ motion to compel discovery and to require the plaintiff

to respond by October 3, 2005 (doc. # 42) be and is hereby GRANTED. It is further

ORDERED that the defendants’ motion for more definite statement (doc. # 43) be and is

hereby DENIED. 

Done this 28th day of September, 2005.

 /s/Charles S. Coody 

CHARLES S. COODY

CHIEF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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