U.S., BEELER BARNEY AND ASSOCIATES MASONRY CONTRACTORS v. TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, 2:13-CV-64-F. (2014)
Court: District Court, E.D. North Carolina
Number: infdco20140624a97
Visitors: 5
Filed: Jun. 23, 2014
Latest Update: Jun. 23, 2014
Summary: ORDER JAMES C. FOX, Senior District Judge. The parties move to consolidate this case and case number 2: 14-CV-21-F and to stay discovery pending the ruling on the motion for judgment on the pleadings. The court is inclined to grant the motion to consolidate the cases. However, before it can do so, the parties need to identify the proper arrangement of the parties in the consolidated case. For example, it is not clear whether Beeler Barney would be a plaintiff, third-party plaintiff, or defenda
Summary: ORDER JAMES C. FOX, Senior District Judge. The parties move to consolidate this case and case number 2: 14-CV-21-F and to stay discovery pending the ruling on the motion for judgment on the pleadings. The court is inclined to grant the motion to consolidate the cases. However, before it can do so, the parties need to identify the proper arrangement of the parties in the consolidated case. For example, it is not clear whether Beeler Barney would be a plaintiff, third-party plaintiff, or defendan..
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ORDER
JAMES C. FOX, Senior District Judge.
The parties move to consolidate this case and case number 2: 14-CV-21-F and to stay discovery pending the ruling on the motion for judgment on the pleadings. The court is inclined to grant the motion to consolidate the cases. However, before it can do so, the parties need to identify the proper arrangement of the parties in the consolidated case. For example, it is not clear whether Beeler Barney would be a plaintiff, third-party plaintiff, or defendant (or some combination thereof) in the consolidated case. Accordingly, the parties are DIRECTED to notify the court of the proper arrangement of the parties for purposes of the case caption in the consolidated case on or before June 30, 2014. The motion to stay discovery pending the outcome of the motion for judgment on the pleadings (filed in case no. 2: 13-CV-64) is ALLOWED. The Rule 26(f) conference deadline and all discovery is hereby STAYED pending the outcome of the motion for judgment on the pleadings. The motion to consolidate cases is HELD IN ABEYANCE pending counsel's response as explained above.
SO ORDERED.
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