Pat's Garage Doors & Repairs, LLC et al v. Distribution by Datagen, Inc. et al

Filing 49

ORDER re 26 Second MOTION for Protective Order. ORDERED that Plaintiffs shall file a supplemental memorandum, no later that 2/10/2012 as stated within document. Signed by Magistrate Judge Karen Wells Roby on 2/7/2012. (CLM, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
PAT’S GARAGE DOORS &
REPAIRS, LLC, ET AL.

CIVIL ACTION

VERSUS

NO: 11-0380

DISTRIBUTION BY DATAGEN,
INC., ET AL.

SECTION: “R” (4)
ORDER

Before the Court is Defendants’ Second Amended Motion for Protective Order as to
Rule 26 Initial Disclosures and Discovery (R. Doc. 26) filed by Defendants Distribution by
Datagen, Inc., Gallagher Health Studies, Inc., Inspired by Coconut, Inc., Smart Services, Inc.,
Michael Purr, Marlin Brett Dixon, John Micalizio, and Strategic Benefit Alliance, Inc.
(“Defendants”) seeking an order from this Court staying discovery, including Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure (“Rule”) 26 initial disclosures, until ten (10) days after the date of the presiding District
Court Judge’s ruling on Defendants’ motion to dismiss.
In their opposition to the motion (R. Doc. 32), Plaintiffs Pat’s Garage Doors & Repairs, LLC,
Pat S. Baker, Kirk E. Baker, John Baker, and Jennifer Vosburg (“Plaintiffs”) state that since the
parties October 13, 2011 preliminary conference, the parties have engaged in settlement
negotiations. Plaintiffs further state that they “do not oppose staying discovery and Rule 26 initial
disclosures until such time as settlement negotiations have concluded.” (R. Doc. 32, p. 2.)

Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs shall file a supplemental memorandum detailing the status
of the parties’ settlement negotiations, including whether settlement negotiations are ongoing and
how long the parties predict settlement negotiations will continue, no later than Friday, February
10, 2012.
New Orleans, Louisiana, this 7th day of February 2012.

KAREN WELLS ROBY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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