Campbell v. Express Courier International, Inc., 3:18-cv-00011-MPM-JMV. (2018)
Court: District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Number: infdco20181224552
Filed: Dec. 20, 2018
Latest Update: Dec. 20, 2018
Summary: ORDER DENYING MOTION TO STAY CASE JANE M. VIRDEN , Magistrate Judge . This matter is before the Court on the joint motion of the parties to stay the case [42] until and including March 1, 2019. Specifically, parties seek an order permitting them to stay discovery pending non-binding mediation. As explained herein, the instant motion is DENIED, as the relief the parties seek is not afforded to them by the Local Uniform Civil Rules and is not otherwise necessesary, under these circumstances.
Summary: ORDER DENYING MOTION TO STAY CASE JANE M. VIRDEN , Magistrate Judge . This matter is before the Court on the joint motion of the parties to stay the case [42] until and including March 1, 2019. Specifically, parties seek an order permitting them to stay discovery pending non-binding mediation. As explained herein, the instant motion is DENIED, as the relief the parties seek is not afforded to them by the Local Uniform Civil Rules and is not otherwise necessesary, under these circumstances. ..
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ORDER DENYING MOTION TO STAY CASE
JANE M. VIRDEN, Magistrate Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the joint motion of the parties to stay the case [42] until and including March 1, 2019. Specifically, parties seek an order permitting them to stay discovery pending non-binding mediation. As explained herein, the instant motion is DENIED, as the relief the parties seek is not afforded to them by the Local Uniform Civil Rules and is not otherwise necessesary, under these circumstances.
L.U.Civ.R. 16(b)(3) limits the stay of discovery to specific instances. The Rules require a stay of discovery when a motion is filed containing an immunity or jurisdictional defense or to compel arbitration. Non-binding mediation does not necessitate a stay of the case, and the parties have provided no authority that would otherwise persuade the court to stay discovery.
In this regard, note that the court does not require the parties to conduct discovery at any particular time but only to timely complete discovery within the designated deadlines.
Accordingly, the motion to stay the case is hereby DENIED.
SO ORDERED.
Source: Leagle
