Joubert et al v. Hussain et al

Filing 47

ORDER granting 46 Motion to Stay Discovery. It is hereby ordered that discovery is stayed until October 21, 2019. Signed by Chief Judge J. Randal Hall on 10/08/2019. (jlh)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
AUGUSTA DIVISION

JACQUELINE JOUBERT, KATHERINE
PATTEN,
KETON
HOLLINGSWORTH,
DEMETRIS STOKES, and OLGA MARIA
ACEVEDO,

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Plaintiffs,

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CV 118-147

V.

ZACHARY HUSSAIN; SONDY
LAWRENCE; TINA BLAND; VICTORY
DUNCAN; JIM HANNAH; HARRIET

COLES; MICHAEL NEWMAN; CHERI
NEWMAN; LISA CHILDS; WAYLON
CAWLEY; EDNA AWAD; and

COLUMBIA COUNTY, GEORGIA,
Defendants.

ORDER

Before

Discovery.^

the

Court

(Doc. 46.)

is

a

Joint

Motion

to

Extend

Stay

of

United States Magistrate Judge Brian K.

Epps stayed discovery in this case pending resolution of Individual
Defendants' motion for judgment on the pleadings.
denying

as

moot

the

motion

for

judgment

on

{Doc. 20.)

the

Upon

pleadings

on

September 23, 2019, the undersigned extended the stay in this case
for fourteen days to allow Individual Defendants an opportunity to
file an updated motion for judgment on the pleadings.
Doc. 45, at 11.)

(Order,

The stay was set to automatically lift on Tuesday,

1 All parties but Defendant Columbia County, Georgia jointly filed this motion.

October 8, 2019.

The parties to the present motion ask the Court

to extend the stay of discovery until October 21, 2019, to allow
for

an

opportunity

Individual Defendants.

to

resolve

Plaintiffs'

claims

against

Given the short extension requested and

the anticipated resolution of claims, see Advanced Bodycare Sols.,
LLC V. Thione Int'l, Inc., 524 F.3d 1235, 1241 (11th Cir. 2008),
the Court GRANTS the Motion to Extend Stay of Discovery (Doc. 46).
It IS HEREBY ORDERED that discovery is stayed in this case until
OCTOBER 21, 2019.

ORDER ENTERED at Augusta, Georgia, this

(j

day of October,

2019.

J. RAHDAIj

CJ^F^UDGE

UNITED STAT^ DISTRICT COURT
LOUTHERK DISTRICT OF GEORGIA