Beddingfield v. Brown et al

Filing 32

MINUTE ORDER granting 25 Defendants' Motion for Protective Order from Discovery and to Vacate the Scheduling Conference. Scheduling Conference 7/28/2015 10:30 AM is vacated. Proceedings in this case are STAYED. By Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe on 7/13/2015.(emill)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 15-cv-00846-MJW
CHRISTOPHER BEDDINGFIELD,
Plaintiff,
v.
CHRISTOPHER BROWN,
DREW JELTES, and
CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS,
Defendants.
MINUTE ORDER
Entered by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe
It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants Motion for Protective Order from
Discovery and to Vacate the Scheduling Conference (Docket No. 25) is GRANTED.
Defendants have raised a non-frivolous defense of qualified immunity in their motion to
dismiss and, based on binding Supreme Court precedent, are entitled to a stay of
proceedings until that defense is resolved. See Rome v. Romero, 225 F.R.D. 640 (D.
Colo. 2004) (setting forth exceptions to this rule, none of which are present here).
It is further ORDERED that the Scheduling Conference set for July 28, 2015, at
10:30 a.m. is VACATED, to be re-set if necessary after resolution of Defendants’
motion to dismiss. It is further ORDERED that proceedings in this case are STAYED
until further order of the court.
Date: July 13, 2015