Cowabunga, Inc. et al v. Hines

Filing 33

ORDER staying all discovery deadlines. If the district judge later denies all pending motions, the parties shall file a proposed discovery plan within 14 days of the date the denial order is served. Signed by Magistrate Judge G. R. Smith on 1/5/16. (wwp)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
SAVANNAH DIVISION
COWABUNGA, INC. and
COWABUNGA THREE, INC.,
Plaintiffs,
Case No. CV415-230

V.

CHADWICK HINES,
Defendant.

ORDER
In this declaratory judgment action,' both parties request that the
Court stay all discovery until it rules on two pending dispositive motions
(defendant's motion to dismiss (doc. 12) and the parties' cross-motions
for summary judgment (docs. 8 & 14)). See doe. 31 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(1)
report). Because that future ruling could well moot any need for
discovery (at least in this Court), the Court STAYS all discovery
deadlines, including those for Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures. If the district

' Plaintiffs seek two declarations: (1) that the Court, not an arbitrator, must decide
whether class arbitration is available pursuant to arbitration agreements in
defendant's employment contract with plaintiffs (plaintiffs also want an injunction
barring the arbitrator in ongoing arbitration proceedings from ruling on that issue);
and (2) that the arbitration agreement prohibits defendant from pursuing class relief.
Doc. 1 at 6-7.

judge later denies all pending motions (and thus this case remains in this
Court), the parties shall file a proposed discovery plan within 14 days of
the date that denial order is served.
SO ORDERED, this ' day of.LZU7 2015.

UNITESTATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

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