Opinion
Civil Action No. 11-cv-02277-PAB-MJW
01-26-2012
JACK DANIEL'S PROPERTIES, INC., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff(s), v. BEVERAGE RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Colorado corporation, JAKK'D HOLDINGS, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, and JACK BARRECA, an individual, Defendant(s).
MINUTE ORDER
Entered by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe
The parties are actively engaged in "good faith" settlement negotiations. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the Joint Motion to Stay Litigation (docket no. 38) is GRANTED pursuant to Workman v. Jordan, 958 F.2d 332, 335 (10 Cir. 1992), cert. denied,514 U.S. 1015 (1995), and Pet Milk Co. v. Ritter, 323 F.2d 586, 587 (10
Cir. 1963) (recognizing that the court has the inherent power to stay proceedings pending before it and to control its docket for the purpose of economy of time and effort for itself, counsel, and litigants). Discovery is STAYED until February 27, 2012. The parties shall file with the court either a Consent Judgment or a Stipulated Motion for Dismissal on or before February 27, 2012. If neither is filed, then discovery shall again resume on February 27, 2012.