Sallie H. Seay Estate et al v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. et al

Filing 36

ORDER granting 28 Motion to Stay Discovery; granting 34 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply 16 MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings ; granting 24 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply 16 MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings . The responsive brief filed on 12/8/15 is duly considered. Replies due by 1/6/2016. Discovery is stayed pending the resolution of the motion to dismiss and the motion for judgment on the pleadings. Signed by Judge Dudley H. Bowen on 12/11/15. (cmr)

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THE I'NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT F O R + H E
SOIITHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
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SALLIE H. SEAY ESTATE
JONATHANA. SEAY,
Pfaintiffs,
cv 315-086
WELLS
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
FARGO INSURANCE, ASSURANT
INSURANCE CO. , and STANDARD
GUARANTY INSURANCE CO. ,
Detendants.

ORDER

Pending

Fargo

Bank,
on

November 23,

t.heir

pleadings

Pfaintiffs

extension

deadfine.
of

time

Pl,aintif

to

motion

responsive

briefs

Accordingfy,
filed

a

f has al-so filed

to

for
On
the

extend

t.o correspond
dismiss.

wilh

Indeed,

t.o both motions

Lo the

a mot.ion to

motion
wefls

remand.

to

well-s

motion

to

Plaintiffs'

response

motion

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on the

Assurant

Defendant

Fargo

to the We11s Fargo motion

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t.he l-at.ter

and

Insurance's

("Wells

Pl-ainEiffs

response deadline

Co.'s

Insurance

Fargo

and wefls

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Guaranty

are Defendants

amended complaint

N.A.,
the

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captioned

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judgment

time

the

Co. and Standard

Insurance
dismiss

in

by
for

Fargo

moLion (doc. no. 24) is GRANTED. The Court will

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also

on the other

Lhe case."

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(doc, no. 34) is

have

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motion

which may be dispositive

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with discovery.
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on

and clear

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Fefdman, 176 F.R.D.

at
to

citation

and quotation

omitted) .
Because a cursory
motion

for

judgment

review

of the motion

on the pleadings

the potentia-Z to be "case-dispositive,
653, discovery

should

be stayed

to dismiss

suggests

that

and the

they

have

" Fel-dman, 175 F.R.D. at

pending

their

consideration.

123 F.3d 1353, 1367 (11th

S e e C h u d a s a m av . M a z d a M o t o r C o r p . ,
Cir.

1997) ,. see al-so Moore v.

(11th Cir.

28)

the

the

Court

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GRANTSDefendant.s'

of the motion

t.o dismiss

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it-

court

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ORDERENTEREDaL Augusta,
T.)F.'amt\ar

in

discovery

pleadings.

r ] f c n a r r a rcrtr
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hereby

STAYS afl

and

resol-ution

F, App'x

803, 808

2005) .

Thus,
no.

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Potler,

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Georgia,

fo

i udqment on

order

an
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(doc.

pending

action

and motion
issue

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this

request

regarding

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this

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