National Association of Government Employees v Mulligan et al

Filing 62

Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER entered: "In accordance with the foregoing, 1) The joint motion to intervene filed by the United States and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Docket No. 42 ) is ALLOWED; 2) The joint motions to s tay filed by the United States and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Docket No. 42 -1) and defendants O'Brien and Walsh (Docket No. 29 ) are temporarily held in abeyance until after the Court rules upon the pending motions to dismiss, after w hich they will be ALLOWED and the case will be stayed pending the outcome of state and federal grand jury investigations and prosecutions; 3) Plaintiff's motion to delay adjudication, for leave to conduct further discovery and for an extension t o file an opposition (Docket No. 58 ) is DENIED; 4) The motion to dismiss and/or abstain filed by the Trial Court Defendants (Docket No. 49 ) is, with respect to the motion to abstain, DENIED. The Court reserves judgment on the motion to dismiss pe nding receipt of the opposition to be filed; and 5) Pursuant to the Court order dated October 7, 2011, plaintiff's oppositions to the motions to dismiss filed by Bernard Dow (Docket No. 25 ), William Burke (Docket No. 31 ) and Patricia Walsh and John O'Brien (Docket No. 33 ) shall be filed on or before the close of business on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. So ordered." (Moore, Kellyann)