Spain et al v. RJM Acquisitions LLC

Filing 9

ORDER GRANTING parties' 8 Joint Motion to Stay. This action is STAYED pending the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals' decision on the application for rehearing pending in Crawford. The parties are to notify the Court within seven days of a ruling on the application of rehearing. If denied, the stay will be lifted, & the dft will be required to file its responsive pleading within 14 days of the date the stay is lifted, & a preliminary scheduling order will be entered. If granted, the parties will be required to file a status report every 90 days thereafter until the Eleventh Circuit issues its final decision in the Crawford case. Signed by Judge Callie V. S. Granade on 9/3/2014. (tot)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
PAMELA SPAIN, individually and
on behalf of a class of others
similarly situated,
Plaintiff,
vs.
RJM ACQUISITIONS, LLC,
Defendant.

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-0326-CG-N

ORDER
This cause is before the court on the parties’ Joint Motion to Stay Litigation
Pending 11th Circuit Decision (Doc. 8), in which the parties move to stay this case
pending the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision on the application for
rehearing pending in Stanley Crawford v. LVNV Funding, LLC, et al. (Case No. 1312389-E).
Upon due consideration, the court finds that the interests of justice are best
served by granting the stay; therefore, the joint motion to stay is GRANTED, and
this action is hereby STAYED pending the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals’
decision on the application for rehearing pending in Crawford.
In the event that the application for rehearing is denied, the parties are
ORDERED to notify this court in the form of a written status report within seven
(7) days of the Eleventh Circuit’s ruling, after which the stay will be lifted, the
defendant will be required to file its responsive pleading within fourteen (14) days

of the date the stay is lifted, and a preliminary scheduling order will be entered.
In the event that the application for rehearing is granted, the parties are
ORDERED to notify this court of such within seven (7) days of the Eleventh
Circuit’s ruling in the form of a written status report, and the parties will be
required to file a status report every ninety (90) days thereafter until the Eleventh
Circuit issues its final decision on the Crawford case.
DONE and ORDERED this 3rd day of September, 2014.

/s/ Callie V. S. Granade
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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