Guzall, et al v. Romulus, City of, et al

Filing 28

ORDER Setting Briefing Schedule and holding discovery in abeyance pending resolution of Defendants' motion.( Defendants' Motion to Disqualify Plaintiff's counsel due by 6/3/2014; Response due by 6/17/2014, Reply due by 6/24/2014) Signed by District Judge Robert H. Cleland. (LWag)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex-rel
MARIANNE D. GUZALL and, MARIANNE D.
GUZALL, individually,
Plaintiffs,
Case No. 13-11327

v.
CITY OF ROMULUS, et al.,
Defendants.
/

ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE
On May 20, 2014, the court held an off-the-record status conference.
Defendants informed the court that they intend to file a motion to disqualify Plaintiffs’
counsel. Because the court agrees that resolution of this motion is a necessary
threshold issue for the case,
IT IS ORDERED that Defendants are DIRECTED to file their motion to disqualify
Plaintiffs’ counsel by June 3, 2014. The court anticipates that Defendants will work
together to file a single motion with consolidated arguments, rather than each filing
individual motions raising the same or similar arguments. Plaintiffs will respond by June
17, 2014, and Defendants will file a reply, if necessary, by June 24, 2014.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that discovery is HELD IN ABEYANCE pending
resolution of Defendants’ motion.

s/Robert H. Cleland
ROBERT H. CLELAND
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated: May 21, 2014

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was mailed to counsel of record on
this date, May 21, 2014, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
s/Lisa Wagner
Case Manager and Deputy Clerk
[phone]

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