Opinion
2:21-cv-00270-CDS-DJA
11-08-2022
Todd Warweg, Plaintiff, v. James River Insurance Company, Defendant.
ORDER
DANIEL J. ALBREGTS UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE.
Before the Court is a stipulation to stay discovery deadlines pending the outcome of a mediation. (ECF No. 37). The Court finds that a stay of discovery is appropriate in this case under the two-step analysis in Scharder v. Wynn, No. 2:19-cv-02159-JCM-BNW, 2021 WL 4810324, at *4 (D. Nev. Oct. 14, 2021). That analysis provides that a Court may grant motions to stay discovery when a dispositive motion is pending if: (1) the dispositive motion can be decided without further discovery; and (2) good cause exists to stay discovery. Id.
Here, both prongs are met. First, although there is no dispositive motion-the parties are seeking to stay the case pending mediation-the mediation does not require further discovery. Second, the parties have demonstrated good cause to stay discovery: to conserve resources while attempting to mediate their dispute. A stay would thus accomplish the objectives of Rule 1: a just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of the action. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 1.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the stipulation to stay discovery (ECF No. 37) is granted.