Ray v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC of Delaware

Filing 50

ORDER granting 41 Motion for Leave to Have His Deposition Taken for Preservation Purposes; it is further ORDERED as follows: 1) Dft shall serve any written discovery requests related to Plf's deposition no later than 4/3/2018; 2) Plf' s responses to these requests shall be served no later than 4/17/2018; 3) Plf's deposition shall be completed no later than 5/8/2018; As also addressed during the hearing, the parties are encouraged to obtain testimony on all factual issues rele vant to Plf's claims during his deposition; If Dft requests an additional deposition of Plf following the lifting of the stay in this matter, Dft may seek leave of court for conducting such a deposition at that time; Notwithstanding the provisions of this Order, this matter remains stayed and administratively closed. Signed by Honorable Judge Gray M. Borden on 3/27/2018. (wcl, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
NORTHERN DIVISION
HAROLD RAY, on behalf of himself
and all others similarly situated,
Plaintiff,
v.
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC OF
DELAWARE, d/b/a Champion
Mortgage Company,
Defendant.

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Case No. 2:17-cv-99-MHT-GMB
[WO]

ORDER
Pending before the court is Plaintiff’s motion for leave to have his deposition taken
for preservation purposes. Doc. 41. Defendant previously filed a response opposing this
request. Doc. 44. During the court’s telephone hearing on March 27, 2018, defense
counsel materially withdrew the objection to Plaintiff’s preservation deposition but did
request leave for limited written discovery prior to the deposition. Accordingly, and for
good cause, Plaintiff’s Motion (Doc. 41) is GRANTED.
For the reasons stated on the record during the hearing, it is further ORDERED as
follows:
1.

Defendant shall serve any written discovery requests related to Plaintiff’s

deposition no later than April 3, 2018.
2.
2018.

Plaintiff’s responses to these requests shall be served no later than April 17,

3.

Plaintiff’s deposition shall be completed no later than May 8, 2018.

As also addressed during the hearing, the parties are encouraged to obtain testimony
on all factual issues relevant to Plaintiff’s claims during his deposition. If Defendant
requests an additional deposition of Plaintiff following the lifting of the stay in this matter,
Defendant may seek leave of court for conducting such a deposition at that time.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Order, this matter remains stayed and
administratively closed.
DONE this 27th day of March, 2018.

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