Gaines v. City of Savannah et al

Filing 40

ORDERED that the parties are DIRECTED to file additional briefing with the Court within ten days from the date of this Order detailing how a stay of sixty days will alter the circumstances of this case enough to justify the imposition of a fifth stay . In the alternative, the parties may propose an alternative method for moving the case forward to resolution if they believe it will be more supportive of plaintiffs medical situation. Signed by Magistrate Judge Christopher L. Ray on 1/29/2020. (loh)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
SAVANNAH DIVISION
TARA GAINES,

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Plaintiff,
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CITY OF SAVANNAH, et al.,
Defendants.

CV417-258

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ORDER
This Court previously stayed this case due to plaintiff’s ongoing
medical treatment.

Doc. 38.

The parties have since requested an

additional stay of 60 days. Doc. 39. However, this case has now been
stayed for over two years with little to show in the way of progress. The
Court is cognizant of the seriousness of plaintiff’s medical situation, but
the state of discovery in this case is at best stagnating and at worst
deteriorating. Accordingly, the parties are DIRECTED to file additional
briefing with the Court within ten days from the date of this Order
detailing how a stay of sixty days will alter the circumstances of this case
enough to justify the imposition of a fifth stay. In the alternative, the
parties may propose an alternative method for moving the case forward to

resolution if they believe it will be more supportive of plaintiff’s medical
situation.
SO ORDERED, this 29th day of January, 2020.

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CHRISTOPHER L. RAY
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

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