UNITED STATES

v.

COLLINS

Further, the plaintiff requests that the Court require the defendant to respond to the plaintiff’s first set of interrogatories and requests for admissions by the original deadline of March 2, 2023, and serve his Rule 26(a)(1) initial disclosures with these responses. (Doc. 19 at ¶ 9). However, to the extent Defendant has had problems receiving mail, it seems unrealistic to require his compliance within a few days of this Order. Instead, it appears appropriate to provide Defendant an additional week. Accordingly, Defendant shall have until March 9, 2023, to respond to Plaintiff’s first set of interrogatories and requests for admissions and to serve his Rule 26(a)(1) initial disclosures. Finally, Defendant is cautioned that despite proceeding pro se, he is required to comply with this Court’s Orders and Local Rules, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Federal Rules of Evidence. Defendant may obtain a copy of the Local Rules from the Court’s website (http://www.flmd.uscourts.gov) or by visiting the Office of the Clerk of Court. Also, resources and information related to proceeding in court without a lawyer, including a handbook entitled Guide for Proceeding Without a Lawyer, can be located on the Court’s website (http://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/pro_se/default.htm). Defendant should also consult the Middle District of Florida’s Discovery Handbook for a general discussion of this District’s discovery practices (see http://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/civil-discovery-handbook). DONE and ORDERED in Ocala, Florida on March 1, 2023.

PHILIP R. LAMMENS

United States Magistrate Judge Copies furnished to: Counsel of Record Unrepresented Parties