Ross v. Fogam, et al.

Filing 89

ORDER denying 72 Motion to Stay. Signed by Judge J. Randal Hall on 7/7/16. (cmr)

IN THE UNITED

STATES DISTRICT

COURT

FOR THE

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
SAVANNAH DIVISION

MILTON ROSS,

*

Plaintiff,

*

v.

*

DOCTOR ERIC FOGAM,

CV 411-198

*
*

Defendant.

*

ORDER

On

March

discovery.

4,

2016,

(Doc.

specifically

Defendant

72.)

requests

pending the Court's

filed

Within

a

that

motion

motion,

"an order staying all

to

stay

Defendant

discovery

.

final resolution of Defendant's motion to

revoke Plaintiff's in forma pauperis status and to dismiss." In

response,

Plaintiff has filed a brief in opposition

and a sur-reply

(Doc.

79)

highlighting,

inter alia,

(Doc.

75)

the fact

that "[t]his case has been pending since August 2011."
After Defendant's motion was

filed

a

Defendant

motion

for

consented.

an

amended

(Doc.

87.)

submitted,

scheduling

however,

order

Consequently,

on

Plaintiff

to

which

June

29,

2016, the Court granted Plaintiff's motion and imposed deadlines

of September 20, 2016, for fact discovery and December 5, 2016,
for

all

remaining

discovery.

(Doc.

88.)

Now,

given

(i)

Defendant's approval of this amended scheduling order and (ii)

this

case's

extended

motion to stay (Doc.

pendency,

Court

DENIES

Defendant's

72).

ORDER ENTERED at Augusta,
July,

the

Georgia,

this

/^

day of

2016.

J.

hATES

RANDAL

HALL

DISTRICT

JUDGE

"N DISTRICT OF GEORGIA