Stein v. Austin et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION
MATTHEW A. STEIN,
Plaintiff,
v.
PETE HEGSETH, Secretary,
United States Department of Defense, et al.,
Defendants.
Civil Action 2:24-cv-990
Magistrate Judge Chelsey M. Vascura
ORDER
Plaintiff’s Motion for Sanctions and to Compel (ECF No. 34) is DENIED WITHOUT
PREJUDICE. Plaintiff failed to contact the Court to request an informal conference prior to
filing the motion as required by the undersigned’s Preliminary Pretrial Order. (ECF No. 19 at 3.)
Further, Plaintiff’s motion does not reflect that he and Defendant have conferred about the
alleged deficiencies in Defendant’s discovery responses. The parties are ORDERED, to the
extent they have not already done so, to confer regarding the alleged deficiencies via
simultaneous means (e.g., telephone or video conference) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 15,
2026. If the parties remain at impasse after conferring, they are directed to contact chambers at
Vascura_Chambers@ohsd.uscourts.gov to arrange an informal conference.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/ Chelsey M. Vascura
CHELSEY M. VASCURA
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Case: 2:24-cv-00990-CMV Doc #: 35 Filed: 12/29/25 Page: 1 of 1 PAGEID #: <pageID>