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Parties Involved:
Tom Sheahan
Defendant
James Lee Warton
Plaintiff

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

James Lee Warton,

Plaintiff, 

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Tom Sheahan,

Defendant. 

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No. CIV 05-3841-PCT-DGC (DKD)

SCHEDULING AND DISCOVERY

ORDER

Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, having filed a complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983

and defendant having answered,

IT IS ORDERED that the parties shall comply with the following deadlines and

discovery orders:

1. Last day by which discovery requests may be submitted (discovery request

cutoff date): September 11, 2006

1.1. No discovery requests may be submitted after this date except by

stipulation of the parties or by Court order for good cause shown.

1.2. Responses to discovery must be filed within the time provided by the

rules unless the parties stipulate otherwise.

2. If defendant desires to take plaintiff's deposition they may do so by no later

than: October 11, 2006

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2.1. Leave of Court for the taking of such deposition is granted pursuant

to Rule 30(a)(2), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The deposition

may be taken by telephone at the option of defendant.

3. Dispositive motion deadline is: November 10, 2006

4. Proposed joint pretrial order lodged with the Court by: December 10, 2006

4.1. Defendant is responsible for initiating the drafting and submission of

the proposed pretrial order in the form prescribed by the assigned trial

judge.

5. Limits on discovery.

5.1. Interrogatories: No more than 25 (including subparts) by each party

to any other party.

5.2. Requests for production of documents: No more than 15 from each

party to any other party.

5.3. Requests for admissions: No more than 10 from each party to any

other party

5.4. Depositions: Because of the logistical problems involved, selfrepresented incarcerated parties may not take depositions without

prior Court permission. Such permission will not be granted except

upon a showing of exceptional circumstances.

6. Discovery disputes.

6.1. The Court will not entertain motions to compel discovery, motions for

sanctions, motions for protective orders, or the like unless and until

there has been compliance with the following procedure: In the event

of a dispute over discovery, the parties must confer in good faith, in

person or by telephone, and attempt to resolve the dispute. Rule

37(a), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; LRCiv 7.2(j), Rules of

Practice of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. If the

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dispute remains unresolved, the parties must arrange and participate

in a telephonic conference with the undersigned judge prior to

bringing any discovery motions.

DATED this 13th day of June, 2006.

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