Michigan AFSCME Council 25 et al v. SNYDER et al

Filing 25

ORDER denying 7 defendants' Motion for Partial Dismissal and denying 16 plaintiffs' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment without prejudice due to entry of stay. Signed by District Judge George Caram Steeh (MBea)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

MICHIGAN AFSCME COUNCIL 25 et al.,
Plaintiffs,
Case No. 12-CV-12902
vs.
HON. GEORGE CARAM STEEH
ANDREW DILLON and ROY ROBERTS,
in their official capacities,
Defendants.
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ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR PARTIAL
DISMISSAL [DOC. 7] AND DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PARTIAL
SUMMARY JUDGMENT [DOC. 16] WITHOUT PREJUDICE DUE TO ENTRY OF STAY
The parties appeared before the court for oral argument on defendants’ motion
for partial dismissal and plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment on November 1,
2012. Since that date the parties have participated in global negotiations taking place
between the State of Michigan and various unions working toward consensual terms of
collective bargaining agreements. For this reason, the parties to this action have
requested that the court stay its decision on the pending motions while an agreeable
resolution is explored.
On this date, the court is entering a stipulated order staying the case until March
1, 2013. In conjunction with entry of the stay, the court denies the two pending
dispositive motions without prejudice. Should the parties wish to re-file their motions
once the stay is lifted, they may do so, and may supplement the motions to incorporate

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additional facts that have arisen since the motions were originally filed and argued
before the court. Now, therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that defendants’ motion for partial dismissal is
DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary
judgment is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

Dated: February 11, 2013
S/George Caram Steeh
GEORGE CARAM STEEH
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Copies of this Order were served upon attorneys of record on
February 11, 2013, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
S/Marcia Beauchemin
Deputy Clerk

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