Dillon v. United States Post Office et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON
JOHN ROBERT DILLON,
Plaintiff, Case No. 3:25-cv-394
vs.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, District Judge Michael J. Newman
Magistrate Judge Caroline H. Gentry
Defendant.
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ORDER: (1) REQUIRING THE PARTIES TO MEET AND CONFER; (2) REQUIRING
THE PARTIES TO MAKE INITIAL DISCLOSURES UNDER FED. R. CIV. P. 26(a)(1)
ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 2, 2026; AND (3) REQUIRING THE PARTIES TO FILE
THEIR FED. R. CIV. P. 26(f) REPORT ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 9, 2026
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Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 and Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f), the parties are ORDERED to
informally confer in good faith and prepare a Report as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f).1 Unless
otherwise agreed to by the parties in their Rule 26(f) Report, initial disclosures must be made as
required by Rule 26(a)(1). Rule 26(a)(1) initial disclosures must be served upon all parties by
November 2, 2026 and should not be filed with the Court unless submitted in support of a motion.
The parties’ Rule 26(f) Report shall be filed with the Court on or before November 9, 2026.
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1(a)(2), if this case is based on the assertion of diversity
jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a), “a party or intervenor must . . . file a disclosure statement,
nam[ing]—and identify[ing] the citizenship of—every individual or entity whose citizenship is
attributed to that party or intervenor[.]” This includes listing the citizenship of each member of
any LLC that is a party to this case. A form Diversity of Citizenship Disclosure Statement is
1 A form Rule 26(f) Report of the Parties (applicable in the Western Division at Dayton) is accessible on
the Court’s website at http://www.ohsd.uscourts.gov/ohio-southern-district-forms.
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available on the Court’s website at http://www.ohsd.uscourts.gov/ohio-southern-district-forms. If
a party did not file the Rule 7.1 Diversity of Citizenship Disclosure Statement at the time the case
was filed or removed to this Court, see Rule 7.1(a)(2)(A), the Diversity of Citizenship Disclosure
Statement shall be filed at the same time as the Rule 26(f) Report.
The parties are ADVISED that failure to comply with any provision of this Order may
result in appropriate sanctions including, but not limited to, dismissal of this action or the entry of
a default judgment pursuant to Rule 16(f) and Rule 37(b)(2)(A). After the parties file their Rule
26(f) Report, the Court intends to put on a scheduling order and to formally refer this matter to the
United States Magistrate Judge.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
October 13, 2026 s/Michael J. Newman
Hon. Michael J. Newman
United States District Judge
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