Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. ETRACOM LLC et al.

Filing 32

ORDER signed by District Judge Stanley A Bastian on 2/13/2018 GRANTING 31 Motion to Stay. CASE STAYED. (Hunt, G)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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8 FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY

NO. 2:16-cv-01945-SB

9 COMMISSION,
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Petitioner,

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v.

ORDER GRANTING
STIPULATED MOTION TO
STAY

12 ETRACOM LLC and MICHAEL
13 ROSENBERG,
Respondents.

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Before the Court is the parties’ Joint Motion to Stay Discovery and Set New

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17 Discovery Deadlines in Light of Pending Mediation, ECF No. 31. The parties have
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19 discovery deadlines. The Court finds good cause to grant the motions.
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ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED MOTION TO STAY + 1

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

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1. The parties’ Joint Motion to Stay Discovery and Set New Discovery

3 Deadlines in Light of Pending Mediation, ECF No. 31, is GRANTED.
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2. This case is STAYED pending mediation. Following mediation, the

5 parties shall notify the Court of its outcome.
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3. If mediation is successful, the parties will make appropriate filings with

7 the Court in light of the need for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s
8 approval of any proposed settlement. If mediation is not successful the stay of
9 discovery will be lifted upon notification to the Court. Discovery will resume and
10 the deadlines for fact and expert discovery shall be extended by sixty days.
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4. The stay does not apply to ongoing document production from third

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IT IS SO ORDERED. The District Court Executive is hereby directed to

14 file this Order and provide copies to counsel.
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DATED this 13th day of February 2018.

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Stanley A. Bastian

United States District Judge

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ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED MOTION TO STAY + 2