William E. Liebel v. Terri Robertson, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma strikes a scheduled status conference in William E. Liebel v. Terri Robertson, et al. The court finds the conference futile because Defendant Theresa Framel, proceeding pro se, repeatedly failed to comply with court-ordered obligations and did not participate in preparing the joint status report and discovery plan.

Holdings

1. A pro se litigant proceeding in an individual capacity must comply with the same rules and procedures governing other litigants.
2. The court may strike a scheduled status conference when a party's continued failure to participate makes the conference futile.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the scheduled status conference should be stricken because Defendant Framel repeatedly refused to participate in the court-ordered conferral and Joint Status Report process.

Disposition

other