Watkins v. Planters Bank & Trust Company, 4:17-CV-00159-MPM-JMV. (2017)
Court: District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Number: infdco20171229939
Visitors: 4
Filed: Dec. 28, 2017
Latest Update: Dec. 28, 2017
Summary: ORDER STAYING CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS JANE M. VIRDEN , Magistrate Judge . Local Uniform Civil Rule 16(b)(3)(B) provides that "[f]iling . . . a motion to compel arbitration . . . stays the attorney conference and disclosure requirements and all discovery, pending the court's ruling on the motion, including any appeal. Whether to permit discovery on issues related to the motion . . . is a decision committed to the discretion of the court . . ." L.U. CIV. R. 16(b)(3)(B). Accordingly, staying disc
Summary: ORDER STAYING CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS JANE M. VIRDEN , Magistrate Judge . Local Uniform Civil Rule 16(b)(3)(B) provides that "[f]iling . . . a motion to compel arbitration . . . stays the attorney conference and disclosure requirements and all discovery, pending the court's ruling on the motion, including any appeal. Whether to permit discovery on issues related to the motion . . . is a decision committed to the discretion of the court . . ." L.U. CIV. R. 16(b)(3)(B). Accordingly, staying disco..
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ORDER STAYING CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS
JANE M. VIRDEN, Magistrate Judge.
Local Uniform Civil Rule 16(b)(3)(B) provides that "[f]iling . . . a motion to compel arbitration . . . stays the attorney conference and disclosure requirements and all discovery, pending the court's ruling on the motion, including any appeal. Whether to permit discovery on issues related to the motion . . . is a decision committed to the discretion of the court . . ." L.U. CIV. R. 16(b)(3)(B). Accordingly, staying discovery in this case is appropriate at this time.
IT IS, THERFORE, ORDERED that the aforementioned proceedings are hereby STAYED pending a ruling on the motion to compel arbitration. Defendants shall notify the undersigned magistrate judge within seven (7) days of a decision on the motion and shall submit a proposed order lifting the stay.
SO ORDERED.
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