Best v. Holladay et al

Filing 27

ORDER granting 23 Motion to Stay ddl for responding to Dr. Johnson's motion for summary judgment 20 until December 16, 2013. Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 10/9/13. (kpr)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
WESTERN DIVISION
ROXANNE BEST
v.

PLAINTIFF
No. 4:13-cv-1-DPM

CHARLES HOLLADAY;
CARL JOHNSON, individually and in
his official capacity; RANDY MORGAN;
JOHN DOES, 1-100, individually and in
their official capacities; RACHEL HOLMES,
individually and in her official capacity;
R HALE, individually and in his official
capacity; DONNA WASHBURN, individually
and in her official capacity; MELISSA GRIMES;
and MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC.

DEFENDANTS

ORDER
Best’s motion to stay response time, ¹ 23, is granted. Best has done
enough, early in the case, to show that, by taking Dr. Johnson’s and the
nurses’ depositions, she may uncover facts essential to maintaining her claims
against the doctor. FED. R. CIV. P. 56(d); Chambers v. Travelers Companies, Inc.,
668 F.3d 559, 568 (8th Cir. 2012). Best’s deadline for responding to Dr.
Johnson’s motion for summary judgment, ¹ 20, is stayed until 16 December
2013.

Between now and then, she must do focused discovery about Dr.

Johnson’s role, if any, in Best’s care and treatment.

So Ordered.
_________________________
D.P. Marshall Jr.
United States District Judge
__9 October 2013__

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