Opinion
Civil Action 1:22-cv-00717-VEC
03-30-2022
ANGELA GERMAINE RUCKER and STEPHEN EDWARD RUCKER, Plaintiffs, v. I.Q. DATA INTERNATIONAL, INC., Defendant.
Brian L. Ponder, Esq. (BP0696) BRIAN PONDER LLP ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS
Brian L. Ponder, Esq. (BP0696)
BRIAN PONDER LLP
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS
LETTER-MOTION TO LIFT STAY ORDER [16]
HON. VALERIE CAPRONI UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
May It Please the Court:
Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(d), Fed.R.Civ.P. 7(b)(1), and Fed.R.Civ.P. 81(c)(2), Plaintiffs ANGELA GERMAINE RUCKER and STEPHEN EDWARD RUCKER ("Plaintiffs") respectfully move this Honorable Court for an order lifting its stay Order [16] entered on February 16, 2022, on the grounds that said stay Order [16] was entered by the Court "[i]n light of Plaintiff s motion to remand this case to state court," but this Court by Order [32] entered on March 28, 2022, denied Plaintiffs' motion to remand and the proceedings need to proceed under the federal rules. Defendant I.Q. DATA INTERNATIONAL, INC. ("Defendant") did not answer before removal and, now, "must answer or present other defenses or objections[.]" Fed.R.Civ.P. 81(c)(2). 1
Application GRANTED. Defendant's time to answer, move, or otherwise respond to the complaint is April 8, 2022, the same date the Court already set for Defendant's anticipated motion to dismiss for lack of venue. See Dkt. 25. If Defendant moves to dismiss, Plaintiffs' opposition is due by April 29, 2022, and Defendant's reply is due by May 6, 2022. See id.
SO ORDERED. 2