Parker v. BASF Corporation

Filing 50

ORDER STAYING PROCEEDINGS. 49 Motion granted. The parties are directed to file a joint report apprising the Court of the outcome of the mediation within 5 business days of the mediation and no later than 1/19/2019. BASF's deadline to respond to Plaintiff's Motion to Certify Class shall be 30 days from the date the stay is lifted. Signed by Judge James M. Moody Jr. on 8/27/2018. (jak)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
JONESBORO DIVISION
LATOYA PARKER, Individually,
and on behalf of herself and others
similarly situated,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 3:17-cv-00250

BASF CORPORATION, a Delaware
Corporation
Defendant.

Complaint – Class Action
FLSA Opt-In Collective Action
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

ORDER STAYING PROCEEDINGS
Currently pending before the Court is Plaintiff Latoya Parker and Defendant BASF
Corporation’s (collectively, the “Parties”) Joint Motion to Stay Proceedings (the “Motion”).
The Court is of the opinion that the Motion is well taken and should be GRANTED.
It is therefore ORDERED that all proceedings and case deadlines in the above-styled
matter are hereby stayed pending mediation of this case.
It is further ORDERED that the Parties shall file a joint report apprising the Court of the
outcome of the mediation within five (5) business days of the mediation and, in any event, not
later than January 19, 2019. If the case does not settle at mediation, the Parties shall file with
the Court an amended proposed scheduling order consistent with their consent to extend the
remaining deadlines by within fifteen (15) days of the mediation.
The Court will not rule on Plaintiff’s Motion to Certify Class, ECF 30, unless and until

the Parties notify the Court that the case did not settle at mediation and Defendant has an
opportunity to file its responsive briefing. If the case does not settle, BASF’s deadline to
respond to Plaintiff’s Motion to Certify Class shall be thirty (30) days from the date the stay is
lifted.
SIGNED this 27th day of August 2018.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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