Hodges et al v. King America Finishing, Inc. et al

Filing 21

ORDER granting 19 Motion to Stay. Signed by Magistrate Judge G. R. Smith on 9/12/2012. (loh)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
STATESBORO DIVISION
I. GREGORY HODGES, CYNTHIA
D. HODGES, DAN R. TAULBEE,
REMER D. CLIFTON, JOHN T.
HODGES, M.D., L. INMAN HODGES,
SR., W.M. SHEPPARD PROPERTIES,
LLLP, and L.A. WATERS FARM
PROPERTIES, LLC,

Civil Action No.
6:1 2-cv-00073-LGW-GRS

Plaintiffs,
V.

KING AMERICA FINISHING, INC.,
MICHAEL ALBERT BEASLEY and
WESTEX HOLDING COMPANY,
Defendants.
ORDER
Before the Court is Plaintiffs' Motion to Stay Proceedings. Plaintiffs have moved that all
proceedings in this case be stayed pending a ruling on Plaintiffs' Motion to Remand. In support of
their Motion, Plaintiffs show that Defendants presently have a Motion to Dismiss pending. Plaintiffs
have also referenced the requirements imposed by the Local Rules of this Court that would not be
imposed upon the parties in the event Plaintiffs' Motion to Remand is granted. According to
Plaintiffs, each of these reasons supports staying proceedings in this case until there has been a ruling
on the Motion to Remand in the interest of economy to both the Court and the parties. In their Brief
filed in support of their Motion to Sta', Plaintiffs have indicated that Defendants do not oppose the
Motion to Stay.
FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, Plaintiffs motion is hereby GRANTED. All proceedings and
deadlines, including Plaintiffs' obligation to respond to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss and the

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parties' obligation to participate in a Rule 26(f) Conference, are hereby stayed until such time as
there has been a ruling upon Plaintiffs' Motion to Remand.
SO ORDERED, THIS J Q( DA Y OF SEPTEMBER, 2012.

H.SMITH
United States Magistrate Judge
Order prepared by:
George T. Major, Jr.
Georgia Bar No. 619608
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