Stanley et al v. Hutchinson et al

Filing 88

ORDER granting 84 Motion to Stay. Therefore this matter is STAYED as set forth. All pretrial deadlines not already past and the jury trial are CANCELED and will be reset by a future order. Signed by Honorable Robert T. Dawson on September 4, 2019. (lw)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
HOT SPRINGS DIVISION
HAL W. STANLEY
MICHELLE STANLEY
v.

PLAINTIFFS
No. 6:17-CV-06008

KATHERINE FINNEGAN, ET AL.

DEFENDANTS
ORDER

Now before the Court is separate defendant Katherine Finnegan’s Motion to Stay Pretrial
Deadlines and Trial Date (ECF No. 84) on grounds that Defendants’ motions for summary
judgment on issues of qualified immunity will dispose of this lawsuit entirely or give rise to one
or more interlocutory appeals that cannot be resolved before the current trial date of October 21,
2019. Plaintiffs have filed a Response in support the stay and advise the Court that Mr. Ohm,
attorney for Garland County, also agrees to the stay. (ECF No. 86.)
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that this matter is STAYED pending a final decision on
the merits of defendants’ qualified immunity motions. All pretrial deadlines not already past and
the jury trial are CANCELED and will be reset by a future order.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 4th day of September 2019.
/s/

Robert T. Dawson

Honorable Robert T. Dawson
United States District Judge

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