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Hines v. Minnesota, 18-3250 (ECT/BRT). (2019)

Court: District Court, D. Minnesota Number: infdco20190926a05 Visitors: 16
Filed: Sep. 24, 2019
Latest Update: Sep. 24, 2019
Summary: ORDER BECKY R. THORSON , Magistrate Judge . On November 26, 2018, Plaintiff Fredrick DeWayne Hines filed a Complaint in this matter (Doc. No. 1), and on January 3, 2019, the Court granted Plaintiff's application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. No. 3). Since then, the Defendants in this matter have filed multiple motions to dismiss, four of which—all filed in April 2019—are still outstanding. ( See Doc. Nos. 66, 73, 81, 88.) Plaintiff has not responded to these motions. ( See
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ORDER

On November 26, 2018, Plaintiff Fredrick DeWayne Hines filed a Complaint in this matter (Doc. No. 1), and on January 3, 2019, the Court granted Plaintiff's application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. No. 3). Since then, the Defendants in this matter have filed multiple motions to dismiss, four of which—all filed in April 2019—are still outstanding. (See Doc. Nos. 66, 73, 81, 88.) Plaintiff has not responded to these motions. (See Doc. Nos. 100, 101.) On September 6, 2019, Plaintiff filed a discovery request. (Doc. No. 116, Pl.'s First Request.) In response, on September 13, 2019, the State Defendants filed a Motion for Protective Order Staying Discovery (Doc. No. 119) requesting that the Court stay any and all discovery until the State Defendants' pending Motion to Dismiss (Doc No. 88) is decided by the Court. Defendants Shane E. Wernsing and James Clint Zuleger joined in the request for a stay. (Doc. Nos. 124, 130.) As of the date of this Order, Plaintiff has not objected to the stay requests.

Based on the file, and all the records and submissions therein, the Court finds Defendants' motions to stay discovery reasonable and supported by good cause. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Defendants' Motions to Stay Discovery (Doc. Nos. 119, 124, 130), are GRANTED; and

2. Discovery as to all Defendants in this matter is hereby stayed, and shall remain stayed, pending a decision of the District Court on Defendants' pending dispositive motions.

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