United States Of America et al v. Genesis Vascular of Pooler, LLC et al

Filing 289

ORDERED that this case is STAYED pending the upcoming discovery conference. The parties are not precluded from continuing to litigate this case, including engaging in motions practice and conducting discovery, during this brief administrative stay. The Clerk is DIRECTED to lift the stay on April 5, 2024. Signed by Magistrate Judge Christopher L. Ray on 3/26/24. (loh)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
SAVANNAH DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
ex rel. E. JERRY COHN, JR., M.D.
and SHARON BELL,

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STATE OF GEORGIA, ex rel.
E. JERRY COHN, JR., M.D.
and SHARON BELL,
Plaintiffs,
v.
GENESIS GLOBAL
HEALTHCARE, et al.,
Defendants.

CV418-128

ORDER
In its initial Scheduling Order, the Court provided the parties with
“generous deadlines,” doc. 188 at 3, and has since extended those
deadlines, see docs. 204, 210, 234, 259, 278. Given the lengthy discovery
period, the Court requires the parties to file periodic joint discovery
status reports and participate in discovery teleconferences to keep the
Court apprised of their discovery efforts. Doc. 278 at 1-2. The parties’
next Joint Discovery Status Report is due April 3, 2024. Id. at 2. A
discovery conference is scheduled for April 5, 2024. Id.; see also doc. 280
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(Notice of Hearing). For statistical purposes only, this case is STAYED
pending the upcoming discovery conference.

The parties are not

precluded from continuing to litigate this case, including engaging in
motions

practice

and

conducting

discovery,

during

this

brief

administrative stay. The Clerk is DIRECTED to lift the stay on April 5,
2024.
SO ORDERED, this 26th day of March, 2024.
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E L. RAY
CHRISTOPHER
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

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