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· 9/30/1996

Buckeridge Door Co. v. Chicago & Northeast Illinois District Council of Carpenters

Citations

  • 940 F. Supp. 1287
  • 154 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2476
  • 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14490
  • 1996 WL 560179

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that motions to compel filed after the close of discovery are almost always deemed untimely
  • denying motion to compel brought on last day of discovery period
  • “[A] line of sorts has been sketched by a series of decisions: motions to compel filed after the close of discovery are almost always deemed untimely.”
  • “The mere filing of the motion does not automatically stay discovery”
  • “Long before the motion to compel was filed, the plaintiffs were aware that they were not going to get any answers to interrogatories . . . . Thus, at any time over the eight-month period, the plaintiffs could have filed a [motion to compel].”
  • “District courts enjoy extremely broad discretion in controlling discovery.”

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Judges: Alesia

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