Opinion
Civil Action 1:24-CV-00229-KD-N
11-06-2024
Latonia Black, Plaintiff, v. Royal American Management, Anna Burdine, and Hallmark Mobile L.P., Defendants.
ORDER
KATHERINE P. NELSON UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Before the Court are two competing motions: Plaintiff's Motion for Discovery Compliance (Doc. 18) and Defendants' Motion to Stay Discovery (Doc. 19), both filed on October 28, 2024. The assigned District Judge referred these filings to the undersigned Magistrate Judge for appropriate action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(a)-(b), Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72 and S.D. Ala. GenLR 72(a)-(b). (10/28/2024 elec. ref.).
Defendants filed a response (Doc. 20), followed by Plaintiff's reply on November 1, 2024 (Doc. 22). Plaintiff filed a response opposing the Motion to Stay on October 28, 2024 (Doc. 21).
Upon due consideration, Defendants' Motion to Stay (Doc. 19) is DENIED. Plaintiff's Motion for Compliance (Doc. 18) is GRANTED, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the forthcoming Preliminary Scheduling Order.
The undersigned's Report and Recommendation for partial dismissal is pending before the assigned District Judge (Doc. 23). Regardless of the outcome, all Defendants remain named parties in the complaint.
DONE and ORDERED this the 6th Day of November 2024.