Smith v. Glasscock

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION ALLISON P. SMITH, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CIVIL ACT. NO. 2:18-cv-870-ECM ) (WO) TOMMY GLASSCOCK, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDOM OPINION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION In the post-notice pleading era, pretrial management does “away with [the] old sporting theory of justice and substitute[s] a more enlightened theory of putting the cards on the table, so to speak, and keeping surprise tactics down to a minimum.” In re Novak,

932 F.2d 1397, 1403

(11th Cir. 1991) (citing Clark v. Pennsylvania R.R.,

328 F.2d 591, 594

(2nd…