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Parties Involved:
Richard D. Ervine
Plaintiff
Hardwoods, Inc. of Alabama
Defendant

Document Text:

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHERN DIVISION

RICHARD D. ERVINE, )

)

Plaintiff, )

)

v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO.2:06cv137-MHT

) WO

HARDWOODS, INC. OF ALABAMA, )

)

Defendant. )

ORDER ON MOTION

Upon consideration of the plaintiff's motion to compel filed on August 15, 2006,

and for good cause, it is

ORDERED that the motion be and hereby is DENIED pursuant to Federal Rules

of Civil Procedure 26(c) and 37(a)(2)(B) and ¶ 5 of the General Order of this court

entered on November 22, 1993.

The applicable provision of this court's General Order reads as follows:

The court will not consider any motion relating to discovery, such as a

motion to compel or a motion for protective order, unless the motion is

accompanied by a written certification that the moving party has made 

reasonable good-faith effort to reach agreement with opposing counsel on

the matters set forth in the motion.

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(c) and 37(a)(2)(B), as amended on December

1, 1993, require litigants to seek to resolve discovery disputes by a good faith conference

before seeking court intervention. Discovery motions filed pursuant to these Rules must

be accompanied by a certification that the movant has in good faith conferred or

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attempted to confer with other affected parties in an effort to resolve the dispute without

court action. 

DONE, this 21st day of August, 2006.

/s/ Susan Russ Walker 

SUSAN RUSS WALKER

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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