Ruffin et al v. Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office et al, No. 2:2022cv02573 - Document 32 (E.D. La. 2023)

Court Description: ORDER AND REASONS: granting 31 Motion to Compel. This Order reserves to Defendants the right to file an appropriate motion, with supporting documentation, to recover fees and costs incurred in filing the motion in accordance with FED. R. CIV. P. 37(a)(5). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, within 15 days, Plaintiff must provide full and complete responses to the discovery requests. Signed by Magistrate Judge Donna Phillips Currault on 8/23/2023. (rt)

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Ruffin et al v. Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office et al Doc. 32 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ROBERT RUFFIN * CIVIL ACTION VERSUS * NO. 22-2573 ORLEANS PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE, ET AL * SECTION “P” (2) ORDER AND REASONS Defendants’ Motion to Compel (ECF No. 31) is pending before me in this matter. The motion was scheduled for submission on August 23, 2023. As of this date, Plaintiff has not filed an Opposition Memorandum, and the deadline for same expired on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. See E.D. La. L.R. 7.5. Defendants issued discovery on June 7, 2023, and despite repeated requests, no responses have been provided to date. ECF No. 31-1 at 1-2; see also ECF No. 31-2 at 10. Plaintiff has also failed to respond to the motion or identify any justification for the failure to respond. Having considered the record, the written submissions of counsel, the lack of Opposition Memoranda, the applicable law, and finding that the motion has merit, IT IS ORDERED that the Motion to Compel (ECF No. 31) is GRANTED. This Order reserves to Defendants the right to file an appropriate motion, with supporting documentation, to recover fees and costs incurred in filing the motion in accordance with FED. R. CIV. P. 37(a)(5). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, within 15 days, Plaintiff must provide full and complete responses to the discovery requests. New Orleans, Louisiana, this 23rd ____ day of August, 2023. ___________________________________ DONNA PHILLIPS CURRAULT UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE Dockets.Justia.com

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