U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Amy's Country Candles, LLC

Filing 28

ORDER AND REASONS denying 25 Motion to Stay; granting 26 Motion to Expedite. For the foregoing reasons, the joint motion is DENIED. Depositions for trial use shall be taken and all discovery shall be completed no later than September 14, 2018. All other dates and deadlines in the Court's scheduling order remain in effect. Signed by Judge Sarah S. Vance on 8/17/2018. (cg)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
VERSUS

CIVIL ACTION
NO. 17-6565

AMY’S COUNTRY CANDLES, LLC.

SECTION “R” (5)

ORDER AND REASONS
Before the Court is the parties’ joint motion to stay proceedings and to
continue the discovery deadline, the pretrial conference, and the trial date. 1
The Court denies the motion, but continues the discovery deadline to
September 14, 2018.
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b) provides that “[a] schedule may
be modified only for good cause and with the judge’s consent.” Fed. R. Civ.
P. 16(b)(4). The “good cause standard requires the party seeking relief to
show that the deadlines cannot reasonably be met despite the diligence of the
party needing the extension.” S & W Enter., LLC v. SouthTrust Bank of Ala.,
NA, 315 F.3d 533, 535 (5th Cir. 2003) (internal citations omitted).

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R. Doc. 25.

The parties seek to stay proceedings and continue the remaining
deadlines so that they can finalize a settlement agreement. 2 The parties have
not provided good cause to continue the trial date. But the Court finds good
cause to continue the discovery deadline to September 14, 2018. This short
continuance will provide the parties sufficient time to both attempt to
finalize a settlement agreement and complete any remaining discovery in the
event a settlement cannot be reached.
For the foregoing reasons, the joint motion is DENIED. Depositions
for trial use shall be taken and all discovery shall be completed no later than
September 14, 2018.

All other dates and deadlines in the Court’s

scheduling order3 remain in effect.

17th
New Orleans, Louisiana, this _____ day of August, 2018.

_____________________
SARAH S. VANCE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Id. at 1.
R. Doc. 11.
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