Opinion
Civil Action 4:23-cv-201-DMB-JMV
11-28-2023
SAKINAL CHRISTION, as Mother and Next Friend of D.J.R., a Minor PLAINTIFF v. LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, LLC et al. DEFENDANTS
ORDER STAYING CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS
JANE M. VIRDEN UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Local Uniform Civil Rule 16(b)(1)(B) provides, “[a] motion to remand . . . will stay the attorney conference and disclosure requirements and all discovery not relevant to the remand issue and will stay the parties' obligation to make disclosures pending the court's ruling on the motion....” L.U. CIV. R. 16(b)(1)(B) (emphasis added). Because the plaintiff has moved to remand this case to state court [8], staying certain proceedings is appropriate. If either party desires to take remand-related discovery, it shall file a notice of intent to do so no later than December 5, 2023. If such discovery is contemplated by any party, the court will hold a prompt telephonic status conference to discuss the appropriateness, parameters, and deadlines for doing so.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the aforementioned proceedings are hereby STAYED, pending a ruling on the motion to remand. Defendants shall notify the undersigned magistrate judge within seven (7) days of a decision on the motion to remand.
SO ORDERED.