Opinion
Civil Action 20-cv-03658-CNS-MDB
07-06-2023
LENNIS JAMES HILL, Plaintiff, v. WADE, USP Lieutenant, GONZALEZ, USP Investigator, and ANTHONY, Lieutenant, Defendants.
MINUTE ORDER
Maritza Dominguez Braswell, United States Magistrate Judge
Currently pending before the Court is Defendants' Motion to Stay Discovery. ([“Motion”], Doc. No. 57.) Plaintiff has not responded, even though Defendants previewed their intent to file said Motion during the June 5, 2023, Status Conference, and the Court explained the process to Plaintiff on the record. (Doc. No. 59). Still, and despite Plaintiff's lack of response, the Court has carefully considered the potential prejudice to Plaintiff if the Court were to issue a stay. The Court has also considered the other String Cheese factors, particularly convenience to the Court and burden on Defendants and third parties, where both this Court and the presiding judge have indicated that Defendants' Egbert arguments may result in dismissal. See String Cheese Incident, LLC v. Stylus Shows, Inc., No. 1:02-CV-01934-LTB-PA, 2006 WL 894955 (D. Colo. Mar. 30, 2006); (Doc. Nos. 44; 46.) On consideration of these and other issues, and in exercising its discretion, the Court finds discovery in this case should be stayed until the pending Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 55) is resolved.
Accordingly it is
ORDERED that Defendants' Motion to Stay Discovery is GRANTED. The case shall be stayed pending a resolution of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 55).