Opinion
20-12990
04-01-2022
DARREN STRIBLING Plaintiff, v. HEIDI WASHINGTON, et al., Defendants.
CURTIS IVY, JR., UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
ORDER LIFTING STAY ON DISCOVERY AND DIRECTING DEFENDANTS TO ANSWER COMPLAINT
JUDITH E. LEVY, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Plaintiff Darren Stribling filed this case on October 30, 2020 without the assistance of counsel. (ECF No. 1). On March 15, 2021, Defendants moved for summary judgment. (ECF No. 22). On May 12, 2021, Plaintiff filed a response and supporting affidavit to Defendants' motion for summary judgment. (ECF No. 25, 26). On June 14, 2021, Defendants received discovery requests from Plaintiff. (ECF No.26, PageID.191). On July 2, 2021, Defendants moved to stay discovery under Fed.R.Civ.P. 26 until the resolution of their pending summary judgment motion (ECF No. 26), which the undersigned granted (ECF No. 28). The undersigned recommended that Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment be denied. (ECF No. 29). On December 22, 2021, Judge Judith E. Levy issued an Order adopting the undersigned's Report and Recommendation. (ECF No. 40). Defendants' motion for summary judgment has been resolved. For these reasons, 1 the Court finds good cause to LIFT the Stay on discovery on this matter.
To date, Defendants have not answered Plaintiff's Complaint. Defendants are DIRECTED to ANSWER to Plaintiff's Complaint by TWO WEEKS from the date of this Order.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Review of this Order is governed by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72 and Local Rule 72.1. 2