8 February 1998
Source: William Payne

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FILED

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

January 28, 1998
Robert M. Marsh
CLERK

US District Court
District of New Mexico
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Case: 97cv00266
Title: Payne v. Minihan
Document Type: Order
Document Number: 37
Description: ORDER by Magistrate Judge Don J. Svet striking Plaintiff's
First Set of Request for Admissions
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               UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
              FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO


WILLIAM H. PAYNE et al.,

          Plaintiffs,

     v.                                CIV. NO. 97-266 SC/DJS


LT. GEN. KENNETH A. MINIHAN,
USAF Director, National Security
Agency,

          Defendant.


                          ORDER


     THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Defendant's Motion and
Memorandum to Strike any and all of Plaintiffs' First Set of
Requests for Admissions to Various Employees of the National
Security Agency and to Various Employees of Sandia National
Laboratory filed October 23, 1997. Plaintiffs responded on
November 5, 1997. Defendant's Motion is well taken and shall be
granted.


     Plaintiffs' attempt at discovery violates this Court's Order
entered June 11, 1997. On June 11, 1997 this Court ordered that
any proposed discovery must be approved by the Court. The
Plaintiffs did not submit this proposed discovery to the Court.
Further, Plaintiffs did not seek to take discovery prior to the
discovery deadline. Finally, Plaintiffs, failed to serve counsel
for the Defendant and instead served General Minihan. This
violates Fed.R.Civ. 5.




The fact that Plaintiffs are pro se does not relieve them from the burden of complying with court orders and rules of civil procedure. Ogden v. San Juan County, 32 F.3d 452, 255 (10th Cir. 1994). Further, Plaintiffs flagrant disregard of this Court's order warrants the imposition of sanctions pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 37. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Defendant's Motion to Strike [any] and all of Plaintiff's First Set of Requests for Admissions to Various Employees of the National Security Agency and to Various Employees of Sandia National Laboratory is granted. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT sanctions will be granted and counsel for Defendant shall submit an affidavit outlining her costs and fees in bringing this Motion within ten days of entry of this Order. Plaintiffs may respond within ten days of service of Defendant's affidavit. FINALLY, IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs are not to communicate with the opposing party who is represented by counsel. [Signature] DON J. SVET UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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