Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. v. Bivins et al

Filing 161

ORDER re 160 Joint MOTION to stay and Status Report filed by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The parties' Joint Status Report and Motion to Stay Proceedings During Settlement Discussions 160 is GRANTED. All proceedings an d deadlines in this matter are STAYED up to and including June 17, 2015, while the parties continue settlement discussions. The parties must file a joint status report, in writing, on or before June 19, 2015, that informs the Court of the status of settlement in this case. If the parties cannot reach a settlement by June 17, 2015, then they must file a revised Case Management Report and select a mediator on or before June 23, 2015, and Plaintiff Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. must file its answer to Defendant FratHouse Clothing, Inc.'s counterclaims on or before July 8, 2015. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 6/3/2015. (LMF)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FORT MYERS DIVISION
DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY,
INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 2:14-cv-147-FtM-38CM

LETISHA D. BIVINS, ALPHONSO D.
GOINS and FRATHOUSE
CLOTHING, LLC,
Defendants.
/
ORDER1
This matter comes before the Court on the parties' Joint Status Report and Motion
to Stay Proceedings During Settlement Discussions (Doc. #160) filed on June 2, 2015.
The Court previously stayed this case to facilitate the parties' settlement discussions.
(Doc. #159). Although the parties have made headway in negotiating a settlement
agreement, they need additional time to resolve a few remaining issues. (Doc. #160).
The parties, therefore, request that the Court continue the jurisdiction of United States
Magistrate Judge Douglas N. Frazier and stay all proceedings and deadlines in this case
through June 17, 2015, while they continue settlement discussions. (Doc. #160). Based
on the parties' representations and their diligent efforts to resolve this case amicably to
date, the Court will grant their motion.

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Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
(1) The parties' Joint Status Report and Motion to Stay Proceedings During
Settlement Discussions (Doc. #160) is GRANTED.

All proceedings and

deadlines in this matter are STAYED up to and including June 17, 2015, while
the parties continue settlement discussions.
(2) The parties must file a joint status report, in writing, on or before June 19, 2015,
that informs the Court of the status of settlement in this case.
(3) If the parties cannot reach a settlement by June 17, 2015, then they must file a
revised Case Management Report and select a mediator on or before June 23,
2015, and Plaintiff Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. must file its answer to
Defendant FratHouse Clothing, Inc.'s counterclaims on or before July 8, 2015.
DONE and ORDERED in Fort Myers, Florida this 3rd day of June, 2015.

Copies: All Parties of Record

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