Lavelle Scott v. Ian Doolin, et al.

Summary

This is a scheduling order in Lavelle Scott v. Ian Doolin, et al., a pro se civil rights action in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. The order establishes discovery obligations, deadlines for disclosures, expert testimony, motions to compel, and summary judgment, and provides procedural guidance to the parties. Discovery closes December 2, 2026, and summary judgment motions are due January 4, 2027.

Holdings

1. The court ordered the parties to comply with the specified discovery disclosures, discovery limitations, subpoena procedures, motion-to-compel requirements, and December 2, 2026 discovery deadline.
2. Any motion by plaintiff for leave to amend the complaint must be filed within 90 days of the scheduling order, must attach a complete proposed amended complaint, and must explain how the proposed pleading differs from the operative complaint.
3. If Doe defendants were named, plaintiff was required to move to substitute their real names within 60 days of entry of the order or risk dismissal of the Doe defendants without prejudice absent good cause.
4. If exhaustion of administrative remedies was required under 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a), any exhaustion-related summary-judgment motion was due within 30 days of the order; other summary-judgment motions were due January 4, 2027.

Questions Presented

1. What deadlines and procedures should govern discovery and pretrial proceedings in the pending prisoner civil-rights action?
2. What procedures should govern any amendment of the complaint, identification of Doe defendants, exhaustion-related summary-judgment motions, and later dispositive motions?

Disposition

other