Opinion
2:23-cv-1090-JLB-KCD
03-26-2024
ESTERO ISLAND PARASAIL, INC., as Owner of a 2009 Nautica Rib 18' 8” bearing Hull Identification No. PTJ9633E909 its Engines, Tackle, Appurtenances, Equipment, and ETC., in a cause of Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability, Petitioner, v. CAROL BARDON, Claimant.
ORDER
Kyle C. Dudek United States Magistrate Judge
Before the Court is Claimant Carol Bardon's Unopposed Motion to Stay Limitation Action and Lift the Injunction Against State Court Action. (Doc. 22.) The Court grants the motion and lifts the limitation stay to allow for Bardon to prosecute a negligence case in state court.
Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
1. The Unopposed Motion to Lift Limitation Stay (Doc. 22) is GRANTED.
2. The limitation injunction against state court proceeding is dissolved and Bardon may proceed with her claim pending in state court.
3. This case is STAYED pending resolution of the state-court action.
4. The parties must FILE a joint status report on the progress of the state-court action on September 19, 2024, and every six (6) months after.
5. Within seven (7) days of the state-court action resolving, the parties must FILE a notice saying as much and indicating whether further proceedings are necessary here.
6. The Clerk is DIRECTED to ADD a stay flag on the docket and ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSE the case.