Opinion
Civil Action 3:21-CV-00162-SA-JMV
10-12-2021
LINDA WHITE, ET AL. PLAINTIFF v. CITY OF HERNANDO, ET AL. DEFENDANTS
ORDER STAYING CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS
JANE M. VIRDEN UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Plaintiffs Linda White and Kathryn Bonds, as the mothers and next of kin of decedents Jessie White and Kristopher Ford, have sued the City of Hernando, Chief Scott Worsham in his official capacity, and Officer Lynn Brown in his individual and official capacities (“Municipal Defendants”). See Dckt. No. 6. Municipal Defendants have moved for judgment on the pleadings or, alternatively, for summary judgment on the grounds of sovereign and qualified immunity. See Dckt. Nos. 12 & 13.
Under Rule 16(b)(3)(B) of the Uniform Local Rules of the United States District Courts for the Northern and the Southern Districts of Mississippi, “[f]iling a . . . motion asserting an immunity defense . . . stays the attorney conference and disclosure requirements and all discovery, pending the court's ruling on the motion, including any appeal.”
ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that the proceedings enumerated in Rule 16(b)(3)(B), along with the case management conference, are stayed pending a ruling on Municipal Defendants' motion.